Today's Hip Hop Gem: Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis

Merry Christmas from us here at the ACCC blog! Be good. Be safe. Be sober. Two out of three's not bad ...

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down

Back when it was better to be lyrical than commercial ...

Today's Hip Hop Gem comes from the influential and thought-provoking group Public Enemy. Here's "Shut 'Em Down". Can we just have a toast for the dope directing and cinematography in this joint?

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: Goodie Mob - Soul Food

"All the things that I did, different things I was told, just ended up being food for my soul".

Today's Hip Hop Gem comes from the eclectic, southern fried gentleman of Goodie Mob. Happy Thanksgiving from the ACCC! Enjoy all that good soul food your folks are making. Make sure you save me a plate or two.

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: Slick Rick - Hey Young World

"Hey, young world. The world is yours" ...

This should be the theme song for a generation. It's definitely one of mine. Classic, lyrical, and legendary.

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: Warren G - Regulate ft. Nate Dogg

'Today's Hip Hop Gem' is our way of preserving and paying homage to the great hip hop tracks of the past. Today's HHG is Warren G's 'Regulate' featuring Nate Dogg.

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: Blackstar - Respiration ft. Common

Two dope MCs come together to collaborate on an album and then add another legend to the formula, pure poetry.

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: Dead Prez - Hip Hop

"It's bigger than hip hop, hip hop" ...

I know I JUST posted a gem on Sunday. But, I couldn't resist this one. This has to be one of my favorite songs of all time. The delivery of the lyrics, the lyrics themselves, the beat ... how can you NOT love Dead Prez for this joint?

Today's Hip Hop Gem is "Hip Hop" by the political, poetic Dead Prez.

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: Geto Boyz - My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me

"This year, Halloween fell on a weekend. Me and Geto Boyz went trick or treatin'." Today's Hip Hop Gem is The Geto Boyz's classic "My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me".

Happy Halloween from The ACCC!

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: Camp Lo - Luchini

Lets get rich what? The cheeky vines the sugar dimes cant quit, what! Today's Hip Hop Gem is Camp Lo's 'Luchini.'

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: Nas - Haltime

"Nasty Nas in your area... About to cause mass hysteria!" Today's Hip Hop Gem is Nas's 'Haltime.'

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Today's Hip Hop Gem: A Tribe called quest - Electric Relaxation

Today's hip hop gem is A Tribe called quest's 'Electric Relaxation.' This idea, "Today's Hip Hop Gem" was presented to us via twitter so we'll do these every now n then. Until then, enjoy this track... hip hop at it's finest.

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