Hip-Hop History

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Hip-Hop History Grammy Producer Tells Story Behind Eminem & Elton John's Iconic Performance Former Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich reveals Elton John jumped to the idea of performing with Eminem at the 2001 Grammys. By Aron A. March 13, 2021
Music Juvenile Recalls JAY-Z Remixing "Ha" Juvenile recalls how JAY-Z actually recorded a remix to "Ha" without him or anyone on Cash Money knowing. By Mitch Findlay June 02, 2021
Hip-Hop History Fat Joe Says Which Jay-Z Bar Is The "Hardest Lyric In Hip-Hop" Fat Joe gives Jay-Z his flowers for having the "hardest lyric in hip-hop." By Aron A. January 20, 2022
Music Eve Was "Devastated" After Dr. Dre Dropped Her For Eminem She spoke about working with Dre and then being sidelined after he signed Eminem before dropping her from Aftermath altogether. By Erika Marie September 08, 2020
Hip-Hop History Rich Paul Convinced Drake To Make "Best I Ever Had" As 1st Single Off "So Far Gone" Drake wanted "Uptown" as the single to "So Far Gone." By Aron A. December 27, 2019
Hip-Hop History D12 Celebrates Proof's Birthday With Bittersweet Reflections Happy birthday, Big Proof. By Mitch Findlay October 02, 2019
Music Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Turns 28 (And Everybody's Celebratin') Twenty-eight years ago, Dr. Dre stepped forward to unleash his official debut studio album "The Chronic," one of the greatest projects hip-hop has ever seen. By Mitch Findlay December 15, 2020
Hip-Hop History Juicy J Fined Three 6 Mafia Members If They Did Too Many Drugs, Crunchy Black Says Crunchy Black says Juicy J created strict rules to make sure members of Three 6 Mafia didn't let their vices get in the way of business. By Aron A. April 17, 2021
Music Joe Budden's "Halfway House" Turns 15 "Halfway House" was a significant moment for Joe Budden’s career as an independent artist, as well as the formation of Slaughterhouse. By Wyatt Westlake October 18, 2023
Original Content Jay-Z & Kanye West's "Watch The Throne": A Collaborative Classic You are now Watching The Throne. By Mitch Findlay August 08, 2019
Music Ras Kass Saw Both Nas & Jay-Z The Day "Ether" Dropped On the Broken Atoms podcast, Ras Kass reminisces on the insane day that "Ether" dropped, when he ran into both Nas and Jay-Z. By Mitch Findlay September 24, 2020
Music DMX Trained Dog To Bark On Cue During Rap Battle, Says Murda Mook X has always had man's best friend by his side, but in this story, a pup barked at just the right time. By Erika Marie December 02, 2020