Category Archives: Plug One 2000s

The Plug One 2000s: Mike Ladd, “Welcome To The Afterfuture”

Posted on April 16, 2010 by plugoneboss

98. Mike Ladd, Welcome to the Afterfuture Ozone Music Released January 13, 2000 Welcome to the Afterfuture sounds like a relic of 90s pre-millennial tension and the culture wars of Giuliani-era New York (before Bloomberg-ian gentrification schemes and hipster-dom permanently … Continue reading →

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The Plug One 2000s: 2Mex, B Boys In Occupied Mexico

Posted on April 15, 2010 by plugoneboss

99. 2Mex, B Boys in Occupied Mexico Mean Street Records Released October 9, 2001 Alex “2Mex” Ocana’s career dates back to the mid 90s, and sprawls over dozens of tour-only CD-Rs, side projects (including now-defunct supergroup the Visionaries) and poorly-distributed … Continue reading →

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The Plug One 2000s: 9th Wonder, “God’s Stepson”

Posted on April 14, 2010 by plugoneboss

100. 9th Wonder, God’s Stepson HipHopSite.com Released March 2003 9th Wonder inadvertently pioneered the album remix when online retailer Hiphopsite.com obtained a cappella recordings of Nas’ albums, and sought out three producers to rework them with original music. He was … Continue reading →

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Plug One 2000s: Quasimoto, “The Unseen”

Posted on January 6, 2010 by plugoneboss

17. Quasimoto, The Unseen Stones Throw Released June 13, 2000 When Quasimoto first appeared on Peanut Butter Wolf’s 1998 single, “Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats,” few realized that the helium-voiced instigator who promised to “slap your bitch up like a pimp” … Continue reading →

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Enter: The Plug One 2000s

Posted on December 31, 2009 by plugoneboss

This is an introduction to a failed project that will, over the next few months, provide a measure of redemption. The Plug One 2000s was originally conceived to document some of the changes that took place in hip hop culture … Continue reading →

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