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Hustle daily, love life. Believe in god! Sing it or rap ! The soul I am. Eh heh! BIG. SHUG merchandise available here tap link.🫡

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“Here’s how I’m going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.”
-Pat Summitt

#slam #everyonewatcheswomenssports #preseason #nycladyballers #libertyclassic

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🪡 Big Shug

#dvdcouture 📒💿

📹: Wavelength

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#bigshug #boston #mattapan #gangstarr

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Guru’s @guru.jazzmatazz story hits different when you realize he had a business administration degree from Morehouse College before hip-hop became his life. 🎓

Keith Elam graduated in 1983, then briefly attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. He eventually walked away from that academic path to pursue rap — a decision that helped lead him toward Gang Starr’s legacy 🔥

He had the degree, but his real education became life, the culture, and the microphone 🎤 R.I.P 🕊️

Real knowledge. Real hip-hop. Guru was built different.
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Follow : @90sboombaprap for more throwbacks
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#Guru #GangStarr #DJPremier #GoldenEraHipHop #90sHipHop

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It’s on…we back wit’ anotha one! Break North Radio episode 467 is locked and loaded and set to premiere Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST on @rebellion91fm. Make sure to crank this up and let your neighbours here if.

This week we’ve got new music from MC Eiht & Conway The Machine, Souls of Mischief & 1999 Write The Future, Czarface & Frankie Pulitzer, PMD, Shark, Tone Chop & Frost Gamble, Big Shug & M-Dot and more…plus some head noddin’ tracks from Jemini The Giftes One, Large Professor & J-Love, Main Source, Jaylib, Apathy, Vinnie Paz and so much more.

This is the 79th straight week without missing an episode.

@crucials_corner stops by for his latest flavour of the week.

#djhullewud #breaknorthradio #episode467 #explicitlyrics

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🎬 Big Shug – Do What Pays Ya | Never Say Die: The Pre-Album, 2005

🎤 Artist: Big Shug @bigshuggangstarr
🎵 Song: Do What Pays Ya
💿 Album: Never Say Die: The Pre-Album
📅 Released: 2005
🏷️ Label: Year Round

Before DJ Premier ever joined, Big Shug was part of the original Gang Starr with Guru, formed at Morehouse College by friends from Boston. After he came home, he became a core voice of the Gang Starr Foundation, with verses on F.A.L.A. from Hard to Earn (1994) and The Militia from Moment of Truth (1998). Never Say Die collected that history next to new solo cuts like this one.

Who remembers Shug on the mic? 👀

#bigshug #gangstarr #gangstarrfoundation #boombap #rapclassics

Sources: Discogs, AllMusic, Wikipedia

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• Guru Jazzmatazz •
Quand le jazz rencontre le rap.
Photos réalisées à partir de l’ouvrage @mailucas_photo, un indispensable à avoir dans sa collection !

R.I.P. Guru🤍

#Guru #GangStarr #MCSolaar #Jazzmatazz #MaïLucas

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This week's Graveyard Shift is now available on Mixcloud.com/CRAIGMOSHER !

The show can also be heard on SoulBrotha radio every Sunday at 4 pm EST.

Thanks to everyone that sent music, new tracks can be sent for upcoming shows to cmm61880@aol.com as wav or mp3. Please be patient due to the large amount of emails coming in every week. If I don't play your song after a few weeks & u think I missed it feel free to request it or send it again.

T-shirts are available in most sizes. Hmu to order yours. & donations to help support the show can be sent to $Craigmosher603 on the Ca$h app or CRAIGMOSHER on PayPal. 🙏👍

Pt. 1

https://www.mixcloud.com/CRAIGMOSHER/graveyard-shift-oct-10th-2026-pt-1/

Pt. 2

https://www.mixcloud.com/CRAIGMOSHER/graveyard-shift-oct-10th-2026-pt-2/

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Someone said i can’t rap 😂 drop a 🔥 Rip Guru 👌🏽

s/o @bigshuggangstarr @guru @djpremier
#rap #hiphop #fyp

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Gang Starr & Nice & Smooth on In Living Color (1992) 🔥

#gangstarr #niceandsmooth #inlivingcolor #90shiphop #rnbsoulhiphop

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Big Shug wit Crush! Straight from Boston, this MC came wit this banger in '96 called Crush. Big Shug who's one of the founders of Gang Starr represented over this crazy phat beat thats laced by Preemo and You know when Preemo come wit that heat he takes it to another level. He did just that wit this one and the Inspectah Deck sample from Guillotine (Swordz) by Raekwon gave this banger right here crazy life. Major salute to Big Shug and Preemo!........... @bigshuggangstarr @djpremier @gangstarr #BigShug #GangStarr #DJPremier #Preemo #90sHipHop

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Rap History: Guru - ‘Guru’s Jazzmatazz: Streetsoul’, released October 3, 2000.

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Big Shug – “Crush” (1996)

“Crush” is a single by Big Shug, released in 1996 as a standalone 12” before his full-length debut. Produced by DJ Premier, the track sits firmly in the mid-’90s East Coast boom-bap tradition and stands as one of the early records that helped establish Shug beyond his appearances within the Gang Starr Foundation.

At the time, Shug was carving out his identity as an underground MC, and “Crush” is a strong example of DJ Premier’s loyal commitment to the crew — delivering the stripped-down drums, hard-edged loops, and head-nod energy that defined the sound of New York hip-hop in the 1990s. The track survives today as a grimy, hard-hitting snapshot of that era, passed around through vinyl, tape dubs, and early internet uploads rather than mainstream commercial rotation.

Because “Crush” predates Shug’s first proper studio album, Who’s Hard? (2005), the single captures a transitional period in underground hip-hop — a time when MCs depended on 12” singles, independent distribution, DJs, and word of mouth to build an audience. It was a world before streaming, before algorithmic playlists, and before today’s constant hype cycles, when credibility was earned through raw records, live appearances, and the strength of the music itself.

#BigShug #Crush #DJPremier #BoomBap #cratesdontlie

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