Hip-Hop History

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Music Irv Gotti Reflects On DMX, Ja Rule, & Jay-Z's Fearsome Battling Skills Irv Gotti fondly reminsices on the healthy competition between DMX, Jay-Z, and Ja Rule during Murder Inc group days. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2021 6.3K Views
Original Content Future's "Monster" Mixtape Solidified Him As Our Favorite Villain Dissecting the success of "Monster" on its five year anniversary. By Noah C October 28, 2019 13.7K Views
Original Content Future Readied His Career For Takeoff With "Astronaut Status" Future's "Astronaut Status," 10 years later. By Joshua Robinson January 12, 2022 7.3K Views
Original Content How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks Nearly 30 years on since its release, we take a look at why Ice Cube's retort to his former NWA collaborators is still heralded as the greatest diss track of all time. By Robert Blair October 29, 2019 6.0K Views
Music Bad Meets Evil's "Hell: The Sequel" Turns 12 On their collaborative EP, Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" brought the best out of each other. We revisit Bad Meets Evil's "Hell: The Sequel" EP for its 12th anniversary. By Wyatt Westlake June 16, 2023 1031 Views
Music What Was The First Rap Movie? Explore the legacy of "Wild Style," the first rap movie that revolutionized cinema by introducing hip-hop culture to the big screen. By Jake Skudder May 31, 2023 973 Views
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" Is Low-Key One Of His Best Albums 10 years ago today, Lil Wayne released "Tha Carter IV." By Rose Lilah August 29, 2021 14.1K Views
Hip-Hop History Shyne Goes Into Detail About 1999 Diddy Nightclub Shooting Shyne divulges on the 1999 nightclub shooting and why Diddy threw him under the bus during the trial. By Aron A. September 07, 2020 63.6K Views
Hip-Hop History Paul Wall Thought He Was Getting Punk'd On His Way To Meet Kanye West Paul Wall explains the mission he went on to record "Drive Slow" with Kanye West. By Aron A. September 30, 2020 13.2K Views
Hip-Hop History Missy Elliott Breaks Down Origins Of Aaliyah's "4 Page Letter" Ad-Lib Missy Elliott offers the backstory behind Aaliyah's "up some more" ad-lib on "4 Page Letter." By Aron A. September 29, 2021 1.7K Views
Original Content Ice T Is The Original Gangsta: Reflecting On "Cop Killer," Avoiding The Dry Snitch & More The OG Archetype. By Mitch Findlay September 19, 2019 6.4K Views
Hip-Hop History Scarface Reveals He Had Nas Rewrite A Verse Because Of Jay-Z Diss Nas' verse on "In Between Us" originally contained shots at Jay-Z but Scarface reveals he asked that Nas re-write his part of the record. By Aron A. July 19, 2021 47.7K Views