Hip-Hop History

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Music Queen Latifah's "All Hail The Queen" Turns 34 Explore Queen Latifah's iconic debut All Hail the Queen, a pivotal album that reshaped hip hop's narrative. By Rain Adams November 29, 2023
Streetwear Kanye West's "College Dropout" Bear Mascot Designer Gets Sweet Thank You From Kim Kardashian This year for Halloween, Kimye's eldest, North, donned her dad's famous bear suit for one of her Halloween looks. By Hayley Hynes December 09, 2023
Hip-Hop History Jay-Z Turned Down The Beat For Big Pun's "Still Not A Player," Hip Hop Says Hip-Hop reveals which beats Jay-Z turned down in the past. By Aron A. January 25, 2023
Original Content The Rise of Women's Empowerment In Hip-Hop From the bold days of Salt-n-Pepa and Queen Latifah to the modern landscape of woman in hip-hop, the past 50 years have a constant battle to disrupt persisting stereotypes. By Caleb Hardy May 20, 2023
Original Content DMX's Debut "It's Dark & Hell Is Hot" Turns 25 Two years ago, we lost a one of a kind music icon. Let's look back at DMX's debut album on the project's 25th anniversary. By HNHH Staff May 11, 2023
Music Gym Class Heroes "As Cruel As School Children" Turns 17 In 2006, "As Cruel As School Children," arrived. We're revisiting the genre-blending project and its impact on Rap, Rock, and Pop. See what GCH guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo told us about the record as he reflected on its 17th anniversary. By Erika Marie September 06, 2023
Music The Timeless Impact Of “Illmatic": Hip-Hop’s Love Of Nas’s Debut Album 30 Years Later Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is one of the most influential writers of our time, and what better time to celebrate that than this classic's 30th birthday? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2024
Music Killer Mike Celebrates 10 Years Of "Pl3dge" As his fourth studio album "Pl3dge" turns ten, Killer Mike offers a few celebratory words in honor of the milestone. By Mitch Findlay May 17, 2021
Original Content Tupac's "All Eyez On Me" Was His Post-Prison Reckoning "All Eyez on Me" marked a turning point in 1996, as did Tupac's death. Thirty years later, its ambition still as unapologetic as the rapper intended. By Erika Marie February 24, 2026
Music Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below": 2 Decades Of Mastery Big Boi and André 3000's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" changed the way Hip Hop viewed collaborative albums—and no one could duplicate Outkast's eclectic delivery. By Erika Marie October 09, 2023
Music J. Cole's "Born Sinner" Turns 10 Arguably one of his best albums, we revisit J. Cole's Born Sinner for its tenth anniversary. By Wyatt Westlake June 13, 2023
Music What Is T.I.'s Best-Selling Album? Delve into T.I.'s best-selling album that shaped hip-hop with its chart-topping hits and lasting cultural impact. By Rain Adams November 10, 2023