Grand Puba born Maxwell Dixon is an MC from New Rochelle, N.Y. Always ready with a slick verse and a style that was all his own. Keep It Oldskool is shouting out Grand Puba.
Puba came on the scene in 1988 as part of Masters of Ceremony. The group's debut album Dynamite was largely unnoticed although the single "Dynamite" did receive some airplay. After the disbanding of the group Puba became 1/3 of another pioneering group Brand Nubian the group were known for the "Five Percent" lyrics and dope beats. The group consisted of Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar and Alamo. Their debut album One for All was released in 1991. The album received a 5 mic rating from The Source Magazine (when that rating still meant something) some of the lyrics from Puba
"I hit a beat and swing a note as if my name was David Ruffin
Quick to toast an MC just like an english muffin
Don't worry about a thing cause the Puba's never bluffin
I gets headaches from the wack, so then I take a Bufferin "
Due reasons that sometimes affect all groups (internal strife) Grand Puba to left the group and went solo. Once Puba went solo he also contributed to a 2 clothing designers making strong inroads in the inner city. First with wearing the Tommy Hilfiger brand. The brand which had been around a while suddenly was seen on more African Americans which could be attributed to Grand Puba. He rightfully asked for an endorsement deal when rebuffed he stopped wearing the brand and switched to Polo by Ralph Lauren. Because of this the Polo brand saw it's revenue increase . Grand Puba released his most acclaimed solo album Reel to Reel in 1992 and followed it with 2000 in 1995 The group reunited in 1997 and released the album Foundation in 1998 which included the group's biggest hit "Don't Let It go to your head" Still touring either with Brand Nubian or on the solo tip Keep It Oldskool’ s artist spotlight is on Grand Puba Maxwell
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