Today In Hip Hop History: Grand Daddy I.U. Dropped His Debut LP ‘Smooth Assassin’ 33 Years Ago
On this date in 1990, Long Island rap juggernaut Grand Daddy I.U. released his debut album Smooth Assassin under the Cold Chillin’ Records umbrella. With production from the late Biz Markie and his DJ Cool V, Smooth Assassin was a street-wise, conceptual album with I.U. manifesting a flow that many almost immediately compared to Rakim. […]
