grand puba

Masters of Ceremony were comprised of MC Dr. Who, DJ Shabazz and none other than Grand Puba - although at this point he still used his surname, Maxwell. Yep, prior to working out some righteous and overly politicized jams, Grand Puba did time in this pretty early rap crew. The group’s first single, “Crime,” was released in ’85, with its follow up "Sexy" b/w "Cracked Out," coming two years later. And although, it took a total of three years for the ensemble to release a full length, the resulting 1988 Dynamite, as dated as it is now, compares with any of that early wave of hip hop. Read more