“Rakim's persona is that of a sagacious gangster, like Miles Da­vis's ... We're talking about that school of self-confirmed bad-assed-ness, where you don't need spectators to know you're looking sugarshit sharp. Drop Miles or Rakim on the moon, they'd still be chilly-most”

A mystery decoded, a legal field just begun. What is the common bond between Grand Wizard Theodore, Blastmaster, KRSOne, and Stanley Platzer? An historical critical megamix.