Hip-Hop History

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Hip-Hop History Will Smith Admits He Hated Being Called "Soft" As A Rapper Will Smith was frequently called "soft" in hip-hop because he didn't use profanity in his music. By Aron A. May 24, 2022
Hip-Hop History Eminem's Manager Was Scared He Suffered Brain Damage From Overdose Eminem and Paul Rosenberg detail the rapper's road to recovery following his overdose in 2007. By Aron A. September 08, 2022
Music Biggie Smalls Nearly Ran Over Concert Promoter With A Bus: Report It seems that Biggie reportedly blew off a promoter so fast that he almost ran him over while moving to the next city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 15, 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
Original Content DJ Kool Herc Reflects On Hip-Hop's 48th Birthday On hip-hop's 48th birthday, we connected with the culture's founding father DJ Kool Herc, who made history at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Hip-Hop History Mister Cartoon Reflects On Inking Eminem's Hailie Jade Tattoo Before A Date Mister Cartoon, the low-key wingman. By Mitch Findlay September 30, 2019
Numbers Nicki Minaj Officially One Of The Most Versatile Artists Ever With This Stat All hail Queen Nicki. By Alex Zidel November 20, 2019
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
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
Music Redman's "Whut? Thee Album" Turns 31 Redman has conquered multiple creative career paths, but his debut album, “Whut? Thee Album,” is proof of his superiority as an MC. By Demi Phillips October 10, 2023
Music Black Music Month: Revisiting 2 Live Crew's Controversies 2 Live Crew's inability to have their wild verbal lyricism quelled signified a new era of creative expression in hip-hop and music as a whole. By Caleb Hardy June 12, 2023
Pop Culture Eminem Told JAY-Z He Wouldn't Perform At The Super Bowl Without 50 Cent, According To N.O.R.E. "Of course, that's his guy!" Snoop responded after N.O.R.E. shared the news on Drink Champs. By Hayley Hynes April 16, 2022