This week, we conclude our salute to the women of hip-hop with arguably one of the most successful groups in the game. We're talking none other than Salt-N-Pepa and their second album A Salt With A Deadly Pepa, released in 1988. Salt-N-Pepa, along with DJ Spinderella, built on their debut album's success with their sophomore album, creating fun and energetic music while showcasing their talent all at once.

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Continuing our month dedicated to female MC's, we take it to the West Coast to review the debut album Make Way For The Motherlode from rapper Yo-Yo released in 1991. Backed by Ice Cube and production from Sir-Jinx, Yo-Yo stomped on the scene to let everyone know she was the brand new intelligent black woman and nothing could stop her.

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This week, we continue celebrating pioneer female MCs in hip-hop with the debut album from Roxanne Shante, Bad Sister, released in 1989. With Marley Marl on production, Shante does what she does best - battle rapping and boasting about her lyrical abilities, making her long overdue debut LP worth the wait.

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To kick off the month of March, which will be dedicated to the female MCs, we start with the one and only MC Lyte and her debut album Lyte As A Rock, released in 1988. MC Lyte was a pioneer in hip-hop for women with her deep voice, witty lyrics and dope production. She not only was taken seriously as a female MC, but could hang with the men during a time where there were very few female rappers.

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Our final episode in February dedicated to afrocentric hip-hop is a review of the debut album Holy Intellect from group Poor Righteous Teachers, released in 1990. Similar to Brand Nubian, PRT members Culture Freedom, Father Shaheed and front man Wise Intelligent put the teachings of the 5% nation at the forefront of their music while they kick rapid-paced rhymes over producer Tony D's boom bap beats.

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This week we continue Black History Month with a review of San Francisco native Paris, and his debut album The Devil Made Me Do It. Labeled as the black panther of hip-hop, Paris' politically charged rhymes over hardcore beats showcases his MC skills while dropping science at the same time, making this a very powerful album.

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This week we continue Black History Month with the monumental debut album from Brand Nubian One For All released December 4th,1990. Representing the 5% Nation the teachings from rappers Grand Puba Sadat X and Lord Jamar are all over this record mixed with dope beats and witty humor making it somewhat of a mix between Public Enemy and A Tribe Called Quest. One For All is a bonified classic that made having the knowledge of self and being black not only something to have pride in but made it cool at the same time.

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We kick February off dedicating it to the year 1990, and to groups and artists that pushed afrocentrism to the mainstream, coining the new generation of hip-hop. To start off, we look back at the group X Clan and their debut album To The East Blackwards. Frontman Brother J brings powerful lyrics with Professor X speaking their message between verses and before songs. X Clan fused funk beats with their militant style to kick a message that was protected by the red, the black, and the green with a key SISSY!

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This week we look back on the iconic album from west coast rapper Ice T, titled Power, released in 1988. Considered the godfather of gangster rap, Ice's second LP shows his growth as an MC from his debut album and put his stamp on hip-hop as one of the top MC's, not just from the west but in the game in general.

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On this week's episode, we're covering the rapper Jamal and his debut solo album Last Chance, No Breaks released in 1995. Formerly, he was part of the kid rap duo Illegal with Mr. Malik until Jamal went solo and joined the Def Squad with the backing of Redman, Keith Murray, Erick Sermon and others at only 16 years old. It was there that he dropped a solid underground LP that fell between the cracks of hip-hop time.

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