Hip-Hop History

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Original Content What Has Diddy Done For R&B? Whether or not you agree with Diddy's argument that R&B is dead, there's no debating the music mogul's impact on the genre. By Joshua Robinson August 25, 2022
Music Busta Rhymes Reflects On Debut Album's 25th Anniversary Twenty-five years ago, Busta Rhymes released "The Coming" and kicked off one of the most legendary rap careers the game has ever seen. By Mitch Findlay March 26, 2021
Hip-Hop History Jim Jones Says Jay-Z Has Always Been His Favorite Rapper Jim Jones gives Jay-Z his flowers. By Aron A. December 05, 2020
Music Ashanti Reveals Ja Rule Avoids Discussing Her Murder Inc. Masters While on “The Breakfast Club,” Ashanti also added that Ja “knows what’s right.” By Hayley Hynes December 11, 2021
Music Future & Drake Share BTS Video From "WATTBA" On Album Anniversary "What A Time To Be Alive" was released four years ago. By Alex Zidel September 20, 2019
Pop Culture Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Lil Kim Headline Audible Hip Hop Series Audible is going to be hearing from some of hip hop biggest icons this summer. By Ben Mock April 26, 2023
Pop Culture DMX's "Know What I Am" Posthumous Single Reportedly A "Fake" Matthew "M80" Markoff claims that XRay Records took vocals that "were never intended to be released" to create the single. By Hayley Hynes June 26, 2022
Pop Culture J. Cole Recalls Encouraging Dr. Dre To Sign Kendrick Lamar When He Was Still Up-And-Coming Dre signed the "Money Trees" rapper to his Aftermath imprint in 2013. By Hayley Hynes December 25, 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
Original Content Life And Death, According To Mac Miller Mac Miller was one of Hip-Hop’s greatest existential artists, so for what would have been his 30th birthday, we analyze the evolution of his perspectives on life and death. By Joshua Robinson January 19, 2022
Music Hit-Boy Reflects On Benny & Nipsey Hussle Crying In The Studio Hit-Boy praises the emotional vulnerability of Benny The Butcher and Nipsey Hussle, the only two artists to have cried in his studio. By Mitch Findlay October 16, 2020
Hip-Hop History Charli Baltimore Details Biggie's Initial Reaction To 2Pac's "Hit 'Em Up" The former Murder Inc. artist reveals details about Biggie's first reaction to hearing 2Pac's infamous diss record. By Aron A. September 29, 2021