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Music Just Blaze Unearths Kanye's Sampler Used On "Blueprint" & "Black Album" Just Blaze recently unearthed an old ASR-10 sampler that Kanye West used to create beats on "Blueprint," "Black Album," and more. By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2021
Music Beanie Sigel Recalls The End Of The Roc-A-Fella Dynasty Beanie Sigel recalls the end of the Roc-A-Fella era, reflecting on some of the lessons he learned in the process. By Mitch Findlay August 02, 2021
Tech AI-Controlled Rapper FN Meka's Creator Speaks Out On His Capitol Records-Signed Design Factory New co-founder Anthony Martini feels as though traditional A&Rs are "inefficient and unreliable." By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2022
Music Cardi B’s "Invasion Of Privacy" Is The First Female Rap LP To Spend 3 Years On Billboard 200 Uptown's rap queen Cardi B is taking another trophy back to The Bronx for her debut album ‘Invasion Of Privacy,’ which is now the first album by a woman to spend 3 whole years on the Billboard 200 chart. By Keenan Higgins April 06, 2021
Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Shares Goofy Throwback Photo With Tupac Snoop Dogg was riding shotgun with Tupac Shakur as they arrived at the American Music Awards in 1996. By Alex Zidel May 05, 2020
Music Eminem Praises LL Cool J On "Mama Said Knock You Out" Anniversary On the thirtieth anniversary of LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out," Eminem takes a moment to pay homage. By Mitch Findlay September 11, 2020
Original Content Dr. Dre's "Detox" & Other Mythical Albums Like Dr. Dre's "Detox," these are albums that will never be. By Robert Blair February 28, 2020
Music MC Lyte's "Eyes On This" LP Turns 34 On her second album, MC Lyte proved she could lyrically hang with big dogs. By Demi Phillips October 17, 2023
Hip-Hop History Sha Money XL Calls Cap After Wack 100 Claims Game Wrote 50 Cent's "What Up Gangsta" Sha Money XL has a response for Wack 100 after he claimed The Game penned 50 Cent's intro to "Get Rich Or Die Tryin." By Aron A. March 04, 2022
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Joe Budden's "Dumb Out" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Joe Budden channeled the spirit of hip-hop's greatest lyricists on the incendiary mixtape classic "Dumb Out." By Mitch Findlay February 17, 2021
Music Mister Cartoon Reflects On Tattooing Eminem & 50 Cent Mister Cartoon reps his Shady Records ties as he reflects on tattooing Eminem and 50 Cent back in the day. By Mitch Findlay September 27, 2021
Music Conway & Jay-Z's Meeting Detailed By Griselda Team Member During Griselda's recent tour, Conway The Machine and Jay-Z engaged in a heart-to-heart about the importance of emotion. By Mitch Findlay August 10, 2020