![]() On the flip side, when new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley’s group BLACKstreet began to dominate radio with hit singles like “Booti Call” and “Before I Let You Go,” it was Hollister’s smooth tenor that accentuated the rhythms, drifting you into an auditory euphoria. When Tupac Shakur was musically inaugurated as a solo rap artist, with the heart-wrenching narrative of “Brenda’s Got a Baby” from his 1991 debut LP 2Pacalypse Now, it was Hollister’s soul-stirring vocals that made the pain increase your heartache. ![]() Even if fans hadn’t learned Hollister’s name yet, they had grown well-accustomed to his signature zeal that helped season a string of hits throughout the ‘90s. Most debut albums serve as an introduction to a new artist, but Dave Hollister’s Ghetto Hymns (1999) was more of an affirmation of one hip-hop/soul’s most powerful male vocalists. Happy 20th Anniversary to Dave Hollister’s debut solo album Ghetto Hymns, originally released May 25, 1999.
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