Hip-Hop History

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Original Content DJ Kool Herc Reflects On Hip-Hop's 48th Birthday On hip-hop's 48th birthday, we connected with the culture's founding father DJ Kool Herc, who made history at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Music Rest In Peace Mister Cee: Remembering The DJ's Indelible Hip-Hop Legacy For over thirty years, few rap and R&B tastemakers bridged generations with the same love, knowledge, and passion of Calvin LeBrun. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2024
Music 2 Chainz Shares His & Rick Ross' Stats Ahead Of Verzuz Battle 2 Chainz shares the stat sheet for his upcoming Verzuz battle against Rick Ross. By Alex Zidel July 29, 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 Missy Elliott Breaks Down Origins Of Aaliyah's "4 Page Letter" Ad-Lib Missy Elliott offers the backstory behind Aaliyah's "up some more" ad-lib on "4 Page Letter." By Aron A. September 29, 2021
Pop Culture DMX Death Anniversary: Ruff Ryders Honour Late Rapper At His Gravesite It's been three years since we said goodbye to X. RIP. By Hayley Hynes April 09, 2024
Music Epic Kendrick Lamar Throwback Shared By TDE With fans absolutely desperate for Kendrick Lamar's new music, TDE has opted to sate the cravings with a nostalgic throwback clip. By Mitch Findlay January 28, 2021
Music Questlove Explains Why Black Thought Was "Blackballed" By Fellow Emcees During an appearance on Talib Kweli's "The People's Party," Questlove reveals the harsh truth that Jay-Z once told him about Black Thought. By Mitch Findlay March 22, 2021
Hip-Hop History Ja Rule Says Melle Mel Got It All Wrong: "50 Cent Copied Me" Melle Mel said Ja Rule's "New York" would've been bigger if he wasn't "trying to sound hard" like 50 Cent. By Aron A. March 17, 2023
Hip-Hop History Omar Epps & Marlon Wayans Reminisce Over 2Pac's Out Of Pocket "Juice" Prank Omar Epps and Marlon Wayans recalled a hilarious prank that 2Pac pulled on the former. By Justin Acosta March 14, 2023
Numbers Juice WRLD's "Legends Never Die" Is Among Top 5 Highest Streaming Debuts Ever Juice WRLD's posthumous album "Legends Never Die" sells 508K copies in its first week, solidifying a #1 debut and serving as the highest first-week sales of the year. By Alex Zidel July 17, 2020
Music Keyshia Cole Reveals What Tupac Told Her About Death Row On The Day He Died Tupac Shakur told Keyshia Cole that he was going to leave Death Row on the day he died, asking her to come sign to Quincy Jones with him. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2020