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Hip-Hop History Alicia Keys Recalls Jay-Z's Reaction After Lil Mama Stormed 2009 VMA Stage Alicia Keys offers "the truth of the truth" after she was asked about Lil Mama's infamous stage crash during Jay-Z's performance at the 2009 VMAs. By Aron A. December 08, 2021
Pop Culture 50 Cent & Eminem's 2009 Unreleased Track "Is This Love" Will Appear On "Curtain Call 2" The track was reportedly produced by another frequent collaborator, Dr. Dre. By Hayley Hynes July 30, 2022
Hip-Hop History Pusha T Nearly Walked Out Of Ye's "MBDTF" Hawaii Sessions According to Steven Victor, Pusha T grew frustrated with Kanye West's creative process after spending two weeks in Hawaii. By Aron A. December 22, 2021
Original Content Jadakiss' Debut Album "Kiss Tha Game Goodbye" Remains Essential Aint' none of ya'll better. By Mitch Findlay August 07, 2019
Original Content Kanye West's "Yeezus": An Audacious Experiment 7 years later, Kanye West's "Yeezus" shines as a boundary pushing experiment. By Noah John June 18, 2020
Music TM88 Says Future's "Codeine Crazy" Beat Was A "Throwaway" Producer TM88 recently took to Twitter to reveal that the beat to Future's classic "Codeine Crazy" initially began as a throwaway. By Mitch Findlay October 05, 2020
Hip-Hop History Beastie Boys & Rick Rubin Reunite After 20 Years To Reflect On Debut Album On the latest episode of "Broken Record," Rick Rubin reunites with Beastie Boys for the first time in 20 years. By Aron A. June 23, 2020
Original Content Eminem's "8 Mile Soundtrack" Turns 16: An Appreciation On its sixteenth birthday, Eminem's "8 Mile Soundtrack" finds the rapper at the top of his game. By Mitch Findlay October 29, 2018
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
Numbers Nicki Minaj Reacts To Her 12-Year-Old Mixtape Having One Of Hip-Hop's Biggest Sales Weeks In 2021 Nicki Minaj's re-release of her first mixtape "Beam Me Up Scotty" had one of the largest opening-week sales for hip-hop in 2021. By Alex Zidel December 29, 2021
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
Original Content Eminem's Triumphant "Not Afraid" Turns Ten Ten years ago, Eminem delivered one of his defining songs in "Not Afraid," the lead single from his "Recovery" album. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2020