Hip-Hop History

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Original Content Lyrics Of Liberation: The Power Of Hip Hop To Uplift, Educate, & Empower For Black History Month, check out what Vic Mensa, Reason, Reuben Vincent, and more told us about Hip Hop being a blueprint for liberation wrapped in rhythm & rhyme. By Erika Marie February 21, 2025
Pop Culture Cam'ron & Mase Beef: Former Takes Responsibility For Past Falling Out With "It Is What It Is" Co-Host During his "All the Smoke" interview, Cam'ron opened up about how he and Mase drifted early in their careers only to reconnect and work together recently. By Hayley Hynes December 22, 2023
TV “106 & Park” Turns 25: The Moments That Made It Legendary We’re revisiting the unforgettable moments, from iconic performances to live TV chaos, that still live rent-free in Hip Hop history. By Erika Marie June 11, 2025
Politics Eric Adams Parties With KRS-One In Honor Of Hip-Hop's 49th Anniversary The mayor celebrated the the genre's birthday in Union Square. By Rex Provost August 14, 2022
Music Nas' "Illmatic" Turns 27 Today Twenty-seven years ago, Nas delivered "Illmatic," an album still widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021
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
Music Lil Wayne Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of "Tha Carter" By Putting New Fans On There's probably a lot of Lil Wayne fans today that haven't done their due diligence, and many casuals who will soon be die-hards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2024
TV "Yo! MTV Raps" To Return This Month, Battle Rapper Conceited & DJ Diamond Kuts Will Host The series initially debuted in the summer of 1988. By Hayley Hynes May 02, 2022
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
Pop Culture Fat Joe & Lil Kim Perform At The Apollo, Rap Diva Brings Out Signature Robot Moves: Watch This iconic duo has been gracing stages together for years now. By Hayley Hynes April 03, 2024
Music Public Enemy Announce Return To Def Jam With New Album Public Enemy announce their return to Def Jam, releasing a new album on September 25 called "What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down." By Alex Zidel August 28, 2020
Music Jam Master Jay Celebrated On What Would Have Been Run-DMC Legend's 55th Birthday Much love to an icon. By Erika Marie January 21, 2020