Hip-Hop History

Music Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..." Continues To Age Gracefully Raekwon's timeless capsule of mafioso hip-hop celebrates another birthday. By Mitch Findlay August 01, 2019
Hip-Hop History Bun B Celebrates 23rd Anniversary Of UGK's Classic Record "Ridin' Dirty" Long live Pimp C. RIP. By Erika Marie July 31, 2019
Hip-Hop History Combat Jack Memorialized In Upcoming Tribute Episode Of "Mogul" Rest in peace, Combat Jack. By Mitch Findlay July 30, 2019
Original Content 50 Cent Vs. Ja Rule Beef: How It Started One of hip-hop's most legendary wars began with chain-snatchings, thrown punches, diss tracks, and studio stabbings. By Mitch Findlay July 26, 2019
Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Recalls Convincing Dr. Dre To Put Daz Dillinger On "Deeez Nutz" "It was just a bunch of us in the studio, thriving." By Mitch Findlay July 26, 2019
Original Content Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "E. 1999 Eternal" Turns 24: A Dark & Melodic Masterpiece Bone Thugs perfected the art of gritty, gothic, gangsta rap. By Mitch Findlay July 25, 2019
Original Content The Life & Legacy Of Death Row Records How a cutting-edge record label would come to define an entire era. By Luke Hinz April 10, 2019
Original Content Jay-Z's "The Black Album" Turns Fifteen: A Moment Of Clarity If you can't respect Jay-Z's "The Black Album," your whole perspective is wack. By Mitch Findlay November 14, 2018
Original Content Eminem's "8 Mile Soundtrack" Turns 16: An Appreciation On its sixteenth birthday, Eminem's "8 Mile Soundtrack" finds the rapper at the top of his game. By Mitch Findlay October 29, 2018
Original Content Eminem Vs. Machine Gun Kelly: A Complete History The Devil and God are raging across the Midwest. By Mitch Findlay September 03, 2018
Original Content Pusha T Vs. Drake: A Complete History In light of Pusha T's recent shots at Drake, go back and revisit what started this beef in the first place. By Mitch Findlay May 24, 2018
Original Content Poetic License: The Art Of Writing For the nerd in every hip-hop fan, we take a close look at the idea of "poetic license," and how an MC is able to bend or completely ignore standard grammar rules because of it. By Rose Lilah April 17, 2015