Hip-Hop History

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Hip-Hop History Rich Paul Convinced Drake To Make "Best I Ever Had" As 1st Single Off "So Far Gone" Drake wanted "Uptown" as the single to "So Far Gone." By Aron A. December 27, 2019
Music Ja Rule Explains How The Feds Destroyed His World During 50 Cent Beef In a new interview with Talib Kweli, Ja Rule opens up about the difficulties of engaging in rap beef while being investigated by the feds. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Names The Jay-Z Album That Changed The Game During an interview with Lil Baby, Lil Wayne took a moment to single out a specific Jay-Z album for having a major impact on his artistic journey. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Explains Why 50 Cent's "GRODT" Was One Of A Kind Royce Da 5'9" explains why even the "biggest" artists of today will never be able to capture what 50 Cent brought to the game with "Get Rich Or Die Tryin." By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020
Music Eminem Reportedly Was Prepared To Fight Suge Knight With A Bulletproof Vest As told by G-Unit rapper Bang 'Em Smurf, Eminem was in a bulletproof vest and ready to fight Suge Knight at 50 Cent's "In Da Club" video shoot. By Aron A. August 05, 2022
Music Redman Penned "Supreme Clientele" Bars In The Car RZA recalls how Redman put together his incredible verse on "Buck 50," a classic posse cut on Ghostface Killah's "Supreme Clientele." By Mitch Findlay June 17, 2021
Music Lil Yachty Names Best Verse From 2016 XXL Freshman Freestyle Lil Yachty offers his decisive vote for the best verse from the 2016 XXL Freshman Class, which featured him, Denzel Curry, Kodak Black, Lil Uzi Vert, and 21 Savage. By Mitch Findlay March 29, 2021
Hip-Hop History MixedByAli Talks The End Of Black Hippy MixedByAli opens up about the fabled Black Hippy album, admitting that time simply got away from the lyrically stacked quartet. By Mitch Findlay April 20, 2021
Music Noreaga Shares Badass Big Pun Throwback Pic Noreaga takes a moment to pay homage to one of hip-hop's fallen soldiers -- his friend and collaborator Big Pun. By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2020
Music Drake Takes It Back To Basics With Throwback OVO Fest Ticket Drake takes it back to a classic moment in OVO history. By Mitch Findlay December 17, 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
Original Content DJ Kool Herc Celebrated On Hip-Hop's 47th Birthday Happy birthday, hip-hop! Never forget that none of this would be possible without the revolutionary work of DJ Kool Herc. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2020