Hip-Hop History

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Original Content XXXTentacion Thoughts: Hip-Hop Artists Reflect On The Late Rapper's Legacy A compendium of thoughts and reflections on XXXTentacion's legacy, as shared by rappers speaking on his life, his music, and his death. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Music DJ Quik Recounts Almost Fighting Tupac The 53-year-old reflected on a prior misunderstanding with the late rapper that nearly led to blows. By Sabrina Morris March 12, 2023
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
Hip-Hop History Method Man Explains Why Wu-Tang Was The "Nirvana Of Our Time" Method Man explains how the Wu-Tang Clan were able to transcend cultural and musical boundaries. By Aron A. December 21, 2020
Music Fat Joe Reflects On The Wild Night He & 50 Cent Squashed Their Beef During an appearance on Talib Kweli's "The People's Party," Fat Joe opens up about how he and 50 Cent squashed their beef and became friends. By Mitch Findlay May 03, 2021
Original Content Poetic License: The Art Of Writing For the nerd in every hip-hop fan, we take a close look at the idea of "poetic license," and how an MC is able to bend or completely ignore standard grammar rules because of it. By Rose Lilah April 17, 2015
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 Diddy Recalls Priceless Notorious B.I.G. Retirement Story The Notorious B.I.G. was experiencing writer's block for the first time in his career before Diddy snapped some sense into him and he recorded "Hypnotize." By Alex Zidel March 09, 2020
Original Content 50 Cent Changed Mixtapes Forever With the lines between mixtapes and albums blurrier than ever, we look at how 50 Cent revolutionized the format forever on his road to "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'." By Robert Blair March 11, 2020
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
Hip-Hop History Jedi Mind Tricks Crafted Beautiful Violence On "The Deer Hunter" An underground classic celebrates its birthday. By Mitch Findlay October 03, 2019
Hip-Hop History Memphis Bleek Recounts Jay-Z's Life-Changing Speech: "I'm Rich Already" Memphis Bleek was at a receiving end of a mind-altering Hov speech. By Aron A. January 09, 2020