Hip-Hop History

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Music Kurupt Recalls High-Stakes Death Row Audition For Dr. Dre & Suge Knight Kurupt goes into detail about his first audition for Death Row Records, which found him forced to drop a high-stakes freestyle for Dr. Dre and Suge Knight. By Mitch Findlay December 04, 2020
Music 2Pac & KISS Broke Genre Barriers In Iconic Throwback Pic The collaboration that never was. By Mitch Findlay November 04, 2019
Original Content A Written Testimony: The Road To Jay Electronica's Debut Album Jay Electronica finally announced a timeline for his debut album, which has been years and years in the making. Below, we chart the journey to "A Written Testimony." By Robert Blair February 15, 2020
Music The Game Shouts Out 50 Cent & Dr. Dre On "The Documentary" Anniversary The Game says 50 Cent "put the puzzle together" on the 18th anniversary of "The Documentary." By Aron A. January 18, 2023
Pop Culture Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti" Challenges Billboard Records Set By Adele & Drake Drake's "Views" stayed within the top two positions on the Billboard 200 for 17 weeks from May to September of 2016. By Hayley Hynes July 24, 2022
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
Music Kanye West Once Tried To Steal Eminem's Drum Sounds A 2004 interview highlights the time a young Kanye West sneakily lifted Eminem's drums from a D12 studio session. By Mitch Findlay March 23, 2020
Music JAY-Z Goes Viral With Regretful "Big Pimpin" Comments From 2010 JAY-Z's comments about regretting "Big Pimpin'" in 2010 have gone viral. By Alex Zidel May 04, 2021
Streetwear Drake & 21 Savage Make History On The Cover Of "Vogue" Bitch, don't tell me that you model if you ain't been in "Vogue." By Hayley Hynes October 31, 2022
Original Content Nappy Roots Reflect On "Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz" 20-Year Anniversary Nappy Roots' major label debut, "Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz" turns 20 years old today, and in celebration of the album's anniversary, HNHH landed an exclusive interview with Nappy Roots members Skinny Deville and Fish Scales. By Joshua Robinson February 26, 2022
Hip-Hop History The Game Reflects On Getting Shot 18 Years Ago: "I Was A Real F*ck Up" The Game shares a heartfelt message on the anniversary of his shooting eighteen years ago. By Alex Zidel October 01, 2019
Original Content Cam Kirk Reflects On Chi Modu’s Classic Hip-Hop Photography & Timeless Influence Cam Kirk, one of Hip-Hop’s current leading photographers, remembers legendary Black Hip-Hop photographer and cultural documentarian Chi Modu. By Joshua Robinson February 21, 2022