Schoolly D

Schoolly D
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Genre: Rap
Styles: Gangsta Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Golden Age
Biography: Opinion has been widely mixed about the merits of Philadelphia rapper Jesse B. Weaver, Jr. aka Schoolly D. Long before the debate about gangsta rap lyrics became an easy way to get national newsprint, there was outrage over Schoolly D's explicit and undiluted narratives on inner city strife. Saturday ...Read full biography
Welcome to America
Released: 1994
Label: Ruffhouse
Critics' Rating:
Schoolly D returns with a spare, dark attempt to recapture the gangsta audience he helped create back in the 1980s; it helps that the record contains the best music he has ever recorded, although the best ...Read full review
Saturday Night! The Album
Released: 1987
Label: Jive
Critics' Rating:
Although there are more underground hits on Schoolly D's self-titled debut, his sophomore effort is a better album thanks to higher production values and more direct songs. The song lengths are generally ...Read full review
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