Hip-Hop History

Hip-Hop History Diddy Released Biggie's "Who Shot Ya" To Fuel Tupac Feud, Ex-Bad Boy President Says Kirk Burrowes, former Bad Boy president, says Biggie didn't write "Who Shot Ya" about Tupac but Diddy's marketing plan made it seem that way. By Aron A. August 23, 2022
Pop Culture Rap Lyrics Bill Passed By California Legislature, Awaiting Signature From Governor California will be the first state to place limits on when rap can be used in court. By Hayley Hynes August 23, 2022
Tech AI-Controlled Rapper FN Meka's Creator Speaks Out On His Capitol Records-Signed Design Factory New co-founder Anthony Martini feels as though traditional A&Rs are "inefficient and unreliable." By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2022
Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Recalls Declining Dr. Dre's Offer For "Eazy-Duz-It" Beat Snoop Dogg says he froze up when Dr. Dre asked him if he rapped. By Aron A. August 22, 2022
Hip-Hop History Cam'ron Explains How Dame Dash Influenced Him To End Jay-Z Beef Cam'ron details how he and Jay-Z squashed their beef. By Aron A. August 22, 2022
Pop Culture Fat Joe To Star In One-Man Stand-Up Show Based On His Life, Dave Chappelle Will Appear The upcoming show will be soundtracked by Terror Squad's discography. By Hayley Hynes August 19, 2022
Hip-Hop History Mike Tyson Addresses Viral 2003 Clip Of Him "Manhandling" Juelz Santana In the clip, Mike Tyson grabs Juelz Santana's arm as they take a picture alongside Cam'ron. By Aron A. August 18, 2022
Pop Culture “The Black Slim Shady”: Breaking Down The Game’s Eminem Diss Track From issues at Aftermath to challenging the Rap God's status, The Game went at Eminem on all fronts on "The Black Slim Shady." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2022
Hip-Hop History Tony Yayo Recalls NYPD Pressuring Prodigy To Set Up 50 Cent Tony Yayo details the time the NYPD tried to use Prodigy to plant a gun on 50 Cent. By Aron A. August 16, 2022
Politics Eric Adams Parties With KRS-One In Honor Of Hip-Hop's 49th Anniversary The mayor celebrated the the genre's birthday in Union Square. By Rex Provost August 14, 2022
Music Cam'ron Shows Off Rare Footage Of Him Rapping in 1995 Cypher Cam'ron went on a walk down memory lane. By Rex Provost August 14, 2022
Pop Culture 50 Cent Recalls Beyoncé Being Ready To Fight Him During Past Beef With JAY-Z Fif dropped by “The Breakfast Club” this week, at which time he confirmed he and Hov are currently on good terms. By Hayley Hynes August 12, 2022