Hip-Hop History

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Music Nicki Minaj's Debut Mixtape "Playtime Is Over" Turns 16 On her debut mixtape, Nicki made sure she was taken seriously as a lyricist. By Demi Phillips October 17, 2023
Music Swifty McVay Reflects On D12's "Devil's Night" Anniversary D12's Swifty McVay takes a moment to reflect on the release of "Devil's Night" nineteen years ago. By Mitch Findlay June 19, 2020
Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Beat Murder Case "24 Years Ago Today" Snoop Dogg reflects on being acquitted of first-degree murder charges 24 years after beating the case. By Aron A. February 20, 2020
Hip-Hop History Cam'ron Reflects On Jim Jones Learning To Rap, Big L & More Cam'ron is one of hip-hop's best storytellers. By Mitch Findlay December 17, 2019
Hip-Hop History Jadakiss Recalls Suge Knight's Random Offer To Sign The LOX Jadakiss explains why The LOX passed on Suge Knight's deal, even though he offered more than Diddy. By Aron A. September 21, 2022
Hip-Hop History Ice Cube Shares Tupac Tribute On Anniversary Of His Death R.I.P. Tupac. By Aron A. September 13, 2019
Original Content Are The DaBaby & Ludacris Comparisons Valid? DaBaby and Ludacris have frequently faced comparisons, so why not look a little deeper as to why that might be? By Mitch Findlay March 17, 2020
Music Ice Cube Reflects On The "Death" Of N.W.A. Ice Cube takes a moment to remember the good old days when he was first making the transition to a solo artist. By Mitch Findlay May 12, 2020
Original Content Future's "Monster" Mixtape Solidified Him As Our Favorite Villain Dissecting the success of "Monster" on its five year anniversary. By Noah C October 28, 2019
Music Kanye West Used To Re-Create Classic 90s Rap Albums CyHi The Prynce reveals one of Kanye West's most impressive training regimens, one that found him recreating the entire rap canon from scratch. By Mitch Findlay March 03, 2021
Hip-Hop History 50 Cent Slams Irv Gotti For Trying To Blackball Him: "Now Look At Them, All F*cked Up" 50 Cent fires back after Irv Gotti said he "blocked the n***a until he fell in Em & Dre's lap." By Aron A. September 12, 2020
Original Content Eve & Dr. Dre Forged The Ruff Ryders & Aftermath Alliance Eve and Dr. Dre developed a strong and surefire chemistry, forging an alliance between two great hip-hop dynasties. By Mitch Findlay April 28, 2020