“It Was a Good Day” is a 1993 hit single by Ice Cube from his third solo album, The Predator. It is the second single from the album and it peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was also a hit in the UK Charts, peaking at number 27. It was ranked 77 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s. In 2008, it was ranked number 28 on VH1’s 100 greatest songs of hip hop. The song was featured on the ‘Radio Los Santos’ radio station in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The sample used in the song is from the Isley Brothers’ track “Footsteps in the Dark”. Everyday at 5pm we post a classic video that meant something in hip hop.. (If you have a favorite classic video let us know)Â @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Classic Video) Queen Latifah ”U.N.I.T.Y”
“U.N.I.T.Y” is a Grammy Award-winning song by rapper/actress Queen Latifah’s 1993 album, Black Reign. The single, released on January 6, 1994, spoke out against the disrespect of women in society, both from without and within. Because of its message, many radio and TV stations would play the song without censoring the words “bitch” and “hoes”, which appear often in the lyrics, particularly the chorus and the line “who you callin’ a bitch?!” that ends each verse. The song samples “Message from the Inner City” by The Crusaders. The song was also featured on Living Single, Latifah’s series which aired in the same year. (If you have a favorite classic video let us know)Â @DJMIKESESSIONS
(Classic Video) Biz Markie ”Just A Friend”
“Just a Friend” is a 1989 comedic hip hop song by rapper Biz Markie, in which he alternates between rap and singing. Although Biz Markie had many hits to his credit from the previous three years of his career—particularly “Nobody Beats the Biz”, “Pickin’ Boogers”, “Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz”, “Something for the Radio”, and “The Vapors” to name a few—”Just A Friend” is his only successful single in Pop, reaching the #9 position on the Billboard charts Everyday at 5pm we post a classic video that meant something in hip hop.. (If you have a favorite classic video let us know) @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Remembering The Life Of) The Notorious B.I.G ”Hypnotize”
(May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997) @DJMIKESESSIONS
(Remembering The Life Of) The Notorious B.I.G “Dj Mister Cee Freestyle”
(May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997) @DJMIKESESSIONS
(Remembering The Life Of) The Notorious B.I.G ”Live In Philly & Chicago”
GIMMIE THE LOOT & BIG POPPA LIVE IN PHILLY AFTER JUMP ”WHO SHOT YA LIVE IN CHICAGO” @DJMIKESESSIONS
