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DJ 3rd Degree’s
Fire Pick of the Week
April 21, 2025

Peace Up everyone.
We are heading towards springtime and sunnier warmer days. Hope all is well with you and yours. I am back with some more dope music for you to check out and add to your playlists!
It is 1989. I am two years removed from high school and I was working as the singles buyer for a Tower Records location in Southern California. I was heavily into Rap music at the time, still am obviously, so I was interested in any new rap release. One group, Brand Nubian, especially piqued my interest. It was the collective vibe of the music and the three emcees consisting of Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar. Even today I love listening to their music. Individually, each emcee has forged their own solo path outside of the group. Sadat X consistently puts out new music and we are being blessed with what is being tagged as the final releases from Grand Puba.

Just out, Puba has a new single titled “It Ain’t No Big Thing” (Babygrande Records) featuring Stunna Gang (Puba’s son). It is the first single from his final trilogy album series. This is his victory lap and this single is a good tone-setter for what is to come.
Starting off with a 50’s-era guitar riff, the energy and vibe of the song is retro for sure. Then the title-track vocal sample kicks in over the drums and Puba soars onto the track and does what he does best, rhyme over beats. Always sly with his wordplay, Puba and his son fit flawlessly over the beat, which is a simple drum track with that dope guitar sample. Puba’s son is equally dope on the mic and for sure inherited his dad’s skills.
If this is the first release, I am excited to see what is next!
You can for sure hear the new music LIVE on my show, The Coast-to-Coast Hip Hop Show, Sunday nights at 7pm Eastern/4p Pacific LIVE on blackcultureradio.com. All replays of the show can be found on the Black Culture Radio page on mixcloud.com. You might also check out some dope new music on my new show called “Backpack Radio” which airs Tuesdays at 11pm Pacific time on theurbaninfluencer.com.
 Until next time, Peace!
DJ 3rd Degree

IG: @dj3rddegree
The Coast-to-Coast Hip Hop Show
Sundays 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific on blackcultureradio.com
“Backpack Radio” Wednesdays 2am Eastern/Tuesdays at 11pm Pacific time on theurbaninfluencer.com.

PEACE, LOVE &
HIP-HOP UNITY
(God Bless & Isa Mahal)
Nasty-Nes
PINOYPRIDE4LIFE / JOHN 3:16