Hip-Hop History

Original Content Mixtapes: A Brief History Of Hip-Hop's Ever Evolving Tool From DJ Clue's casette tapes to major label involvement, we trace the history of the iconic hip-hop mixtape. By Michael Kawaida February 25, 2020
Original Content Kanye West Vs. Jay-Z: Who Had The Better Sophomore Album? Jay-Z and Kanye West go head to head in the latest installment of "Who Had The Best Sophomore Album?" By Ben Bijur February 24, 2020
Hip-Hop History Chance The Rapper & Lizzo Go Way Back Chance The Rapper shares some #TBT footage from an interview Lizzo conducted with him in the pre "Acid Rap" days. By Aron A. February 20, 2020
Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Beat Murder Case "24 Years Ago Today" Snoop Dogg reflects on being acquitted of first-degree murder charges 24 years after beating the case. By Aron A. February 20, 2020
Original Content 2Pac & Notorious B.I.G. Made Classics With Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's unparalleled chemistry with both 2Pac and Biggie resulted in two of the greatest tracks of all time. By Mitch Findlay February 18, 2020
Original Content A Written Testimony: The Road To Jay Electronica's Debut Album Jay Electronica finally announced a timeline for his debut album, which has been years and years in the making. Below, we chart the journey to "A Written Testimony." By Robert Blair February 15, 2020
Original Content Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" Is A Winter In The 6ix Reflecting on the impact of Drake's 2015 mixtape, "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" on the fifth anniversary of its surprise release. By Aron A. February 13, 2020
Hip-Hop History Meek Mill Shows Very Rare, Old Mixtape Covers Before getting signed to a major label, Meek Mill had the city of Philadelphia on lock with a number of fire mixtapes. By Alex Zidel February 13, 2020
Original Content The Art Of "Illmatic": Exploring Nas' Duelling Realities A thematic exploration of one of hip-hop's most enduring images, the cover of Nas' debut album "Illmatic." By Sanibel Chai February 12, 2020
Original Content Why Do Rap Crews Always Fall Apart? Hip-hop history has blessed us with no shortage of legendary rap crews. By Mitch Findlay February 11, 2020
Music Eminem & Dr. Dre Rep LL Cool J With Fly "Rock The Bells" Attire Real recognize real. By Mitch Findlay February 04, 2020
Music D12's Bizarre Details Joe Budden Beef With Shady Crew: "You Disloyal, B*tch Ass" Revisiting Bizarre's take on the beef with Budden. By Erika Marie February 04, 2020