The Force MDs celebrated their 40th-anniversary show at Sony Hall in New York City on August 31, 2026
Category: Legendary
The Force MDs: How a Chance Encounter on the Staten Island Ferry Launched a Career
The Force MDs formed in 1981 in Staten Island, mixing doo-wop harmonies with hip-hop and prefiguring new jack swing
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Tek (Smif-N-Wessun)
Tek joins BIG CED to discuss his journey as a hip-hop legend and his new memoir, Legacy of Lyrics
Posdnous: The Real Reason You Can’t Avoid AI Anymore
De La Soul legend Posdnous gives his honest perspective on how today’s recording artists can adapt to constant technological shifts
Hip-Hop Eats Its Own: Why Older Rappers Get Discarded While Rock Legends Thrive
Why does hip-hop discard its veteran artists while other genres celebrate them forever?
40 Years in the Game, Now He’s Building His Own Empire | Free da Dreamer Interview
Free da Dreamer launched Sacred Grooves Recordings, a house music label focused on soulful house, classic house, vocal house, and Afro house
Melba Moore Reveals the Real Cost of Being ‘The First’ on Broadway
BIG CED sits down with a true legend, Melba Moore, to discuss her groundbreaking career
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Dana Dane
Dana Dane helped pioneer the rap genre in the early 1980s
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Smif-N-Wessun
Hip-hop duo Smif-N-Wessun, aka Tek and General Steele, are recognized and respected worldwide for their steady lyrical control.
Roxanne Shanté, GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Discusses Legendary Career
Roxanne Shanté was recently honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this year, an amazing 40 years after Shanté’s introduction to the world
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Evil Dee
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Evil Dee Da Beatminerz was a responsible party and some may consider one of the architects of the backpack movement in Hip-Hop back in the 90s when that term was placed on a certain brand of emcees. The sounds, the mindset, and the attitude of the movement were… Continue reading My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Evil Dee
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Keith Perrin
The acronym FUBU worked its way into our vocabulary back in 1992 and stood as the basis for Black-owned businesses catering to Black businesses. For Us By Us still is a call to arms for Black entrepreneurs to make their way to success. I am in no way saying that the blueprint that the founders… Continue reading My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Keith Perrin
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Grandmaster Dee
The world was captivated by the sounds of a group consisting of two emcees and one DJ from New York City named Whodini. The trio had a string of hits that kept people bobbing their heads and moving their feet whenever a song of theirs came on. With their self-titled album being released in 1983,… Continue reading My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Grandmaster Dee
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Ralph McDaniels
If you’re a fan of music, more specifically Hip-Hop, Ralph McDaniels should be listed as one of your heroes. Every hip-hop artist was influenced by the work that Uncle Ralph (as he is affectionately known) has done over the 40 years he has been working in this fickle industry. No matter who you support or… Continue reading My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Ralph McDaniels
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Bowlegged Lou of Full Force
You’ve heard many of their songs throughout the past 40-plus years. When it comes to legendary, this man and his music family fit the bill. He and his family, Full Force, which was comprised of brothers, Lucien “Bowlegged Lou” George Jr. “Paul Anthony” George, Brian “B-Fine” George, and cousins, Hugh Junior “Shy Shy” Clark, Curt… Continue reading My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Bowlegged Lou of Full Force