Hip-Hop History

Numbers Nicki Minaj Reacts To Her 12-Year-Old Mixtape Having One Of Hip-Hop's Biggest Sales Weeks In 2021 Nicki Minaj's re-release of her first mixtape "Beam Me Up Scotty" had one of the largest opening-week sales for hip-hop in 2021. By Alex Zidel December 29, 2021
Original Content Boosie's Most Controversial Moments After what's been a particularly turbulent year for the Louisianian, we take a look back at Boosie's lengthy history of sparking outrage. By Robert Blair December 29, 2021
Original Content What Happened To Dr. Dre & Ice Cube's "Helter Skelter" Album? Nearly three decades after its original announcement, we look at the fate of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre's long lost concept record, "Helter Skelter." By Robert Blair December 28, 2021
Pop Culture J. Cole Recalls Encouraging Dr. Dre To Sign Kendrick Lamar When He Was Still Up-And-Coming Dre signed the "Money Trees" rapper to his Aftermath imprint in 2013. By Hayley Hynes December 25, 2021
Hip-Hop History Drake Honors Virgil Abloh's Memory With New Tattoo The rapper continues to pay tribute to his late friend. By Erika Marie December 22, 2021
Hip-Hop History Jay-Z Finally Forgives Lil Mama Over VMA Stage Crash Jay-Z opened up about Lil Mama's stage crash during the 2009 VMAs during his appearance on Twitter Spaces. By Aron A. December 22, 2021
Hip-Hop History Pusha T Nearly Walked Out Of Ye's "MBDTF" Hawaii Sessions According to Steven Victor, Pusha T grew frustrated with Kanye West's creative process after spending two weeks in Hawaii. By Aron A. December 22, 2021
Music Big Boi & André 3000 Tried To Sell Weed, Stopped After André Got Robbed Big Boi says André 3000 vowed to never sell weed again after he was robbed ten days after trying to be a dealer. By Alex Zidel December 14, 2021
Music Ashanti Reveals Ja Rule Avoids Discussing Her Murder Inc. Masters While on “The Breakfast Club,” Ashanti also added that Ja “knows what’s right.” By Hayley Hynes December 11, 2021
Hip-Hop History Alicia Keys Recalls Jay-Z's Reaction After Lil Mama Stormed 2009 VMA Stage Alicia Keys offers "the truth of the truth" after she was asked about Lil Mama's infamous stage crash during Jay-Z's performance at the 2009 VMAs. By Aron A. December 08, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Explains Why He Thinks DMX Is The GOAT Bobby Shmurda says that DMX is the GOAT. By Alex Zidel December 08, 2021
Pop Culture Tupac's Former Bodyguard's Hard Drive Is Up For Auction Frank Alexander's 83 GB hard drive contains rare photos and music from Tupac Shakur, and it is estimated to be worth between $600k and $1.2 million. By Joshua Robinson December 01, 2021