Hip-Hop History

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Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg's Ex-Bodyguard Recounts Fatal Shooting To Protect Rapper Snoop Dogg's former bodyguard explains the fatal shooting that led to the rapper's 1993 murder charge. By Aron A. March 17, 2021
Hip-Hop History Biggie's Mom Threw Out His Crack Because She Thought It Was Mashed Potatoes Damian “D-Roc” Butler recounts the time Voletta Wallace threw out Biggie's crack after mistaking it for hard mashed potatoes. By Aron A. February 27, 2021
Music MixedByAli Cops Historic Death Row Recording Studio TDE engineer MixedByAli bridges the gap between two legendary west coast labels, having officially purchased the former studio of Death Row Records. By Mitch Findlay December 08, 2020
Music D.M.C's Journey As A Hip Hop Pioneer: From Hollis To The World From shifting hip-hop's sound to curating an iconic rework of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way," we're diving into the career of rapper D.M.C. By Caleb Hardy June 12, 2023
Music Hip-Hop Turns 50 Today: Looking Back At DJ Kool Herc's Legendary Party Happy birthday to a genre that has given us all so much, to an art form that resonates as personally as it does universally. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 11, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Wayne Reflects On Iconic 100+ Feature Run In 2007 With Missy Elliott Artists who worked with Weezy in '07 include Ja Rule, Kanye West, and R. Kelly. By Hayley Hynes May 09, 2023
Original Content The Game & Kanye West: A History Hot on the heels of their reunion on "Eazy," we break down Kanye and The Game's long history together as collaborators, friends and, briefly, enemies. By Robert Blair January 19, 2022
Music JAY-Z Goes Viral With Regretful "Big Pimpin" Comments From 2010 JAY-Z's comments about regretting "Big Pimpin'" in 2010 have gone viral. By Alex Zidel May 04, 2021
Original Content What Happened To Rakim's Aftermath Album With Dr. Dre? In one of hip-hop's greatest cases of "what could've been," we revisit Rakim's brief spell on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and why the "Oh My God" album never surfaced. By Robert Blair March 24, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion Celebrates Her Favorite Rapper Of All Time Megan Thee Stallion declares her undying loyalty. By Mitch Findlay December 31, 2019
Original Content The Day Kanye West, J. Cole, & Mac Miller Took Over A three-way showdown between Kanye West's "Yeezus," J. Cole's "Born Sinner," and Mac Miller's "Watching Movies With The Sound Off" has cemented June 18, 2013 in hip-hop history. By Joshua Robinson June 18, 2021
Music RZA Recalls Being Paid $100 Dollars For Early Wu-Tang Shows The RZA sits down with The Breakfast Club to discuss the Wu-Tang Clan's humble beginnings and much more. By Mitch Findlay October 06, 2021