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Among rap’s middle college crews headed by Skiing, an MC/manufacturer, First Taste dropped their inauspicious debut THIS IS ONE WAY IT REALLY IS in 1992. Although Skiing worked with renowned NY DJ Clark Kent for the task, the record fizzled unceremoniously. Because of their follow-up, producer-in-training Skiing enlisted aid from …

Embodying the rags-to-riches rap desire, Jay-Z drawn himself up by his bootstraps like a youth to eventually end up being the reigning rapper of NEW YORK and, subsequently, a major-label executive pursuing his short-lived retirement from music-making. Within the wake of his 1996 debut, Affordable Question, Jay-Z’s albums offered millions …