Hip-Hop History

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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 735 Views
Music MC Lyte's "Eyes On This" LP Turns 34 On her second album, MC Lyte proved she could lyrically hang with big dogs. By Demi Phillips October 17, 2023 707 Views
Music Young Guru Ranks The Best Philadelphia Rap Songs Of All Time Young Guru has songs from Freeway, Meek Mill, and other legendary Philadelphia natives in his top five Philly rap songs of all time. By Joshua Robinson July 06, 2022 4.0K Views
Music Kurupt Drops Gems On DMX Feud, Dr. Dre's Stacked "Detox" Roster & More Kurupt opens up about his Death Row days, his beef with DMX, Dr. Dre's long-awaited "Detox" album, and much more. By Mitch Findlay August 24, 2021 35.2K Views
Hip-Hop History Diddy Says Biggie's "Hypnotize" Video Shoot Was The First Time They Popped Ecstasy Diddy reveals that he and Biggie experimented with ecstasy during the video shoot for "Hypnotize." By Aron A. May 24, 2022 9.2K Views
Hip-Hop History Jay-Z Got Denied Entry Into KRS-One & Fat Joe's "1, 2 Pass It" Session DJ Premier reveals that Jay-Z nearly featured on D&D All-Stars posse cut, "1, 2 Pass It (Remix)" ft. KRS-One, Fat Joe, Doug E Fresh, Smiff N Wessun & more. By Aron A. November 24, 2021 46.5K Views
Original Content Wu-Tang Clan's "The W" Is A Dark, Gritty & Raw Shaolin Classic Nineteen years ago, the Wu-Tang Clan came through with another classic. By Mitch Findlay November 21, 2019 11.9K Views
Original Content How Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" Changed Rap It's been decades since Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" released, & the album remains one of the most influential hip-hop records. By Caleb Hardy April 14, 2023 1471 Views
Hip-Hop History Pusha T Nearly Walked Out Of Ye's "MBDTF" Hawaii Sessions According to Steven Victor, Pusha T grew frustrated with Kanye West's creative process after spending two weeks in Hawaii. By Aron A. December 22, 2021 13.0K Views
Original Content DJ Paul Explains Why Three 6 Mafia vs. Bone Thugs Didn't Happen, Hustling Mixtapes & New Podcast DJ Paul recounts one of his final encounters with John Singleton, artists paying homage to Three 6 Mafia, and how hustling mixtapes in high school brokered peace with the ops. By Aron A. November 03, 2020 6.9K Views
Music Big Daddy Kane Shares The Top 3 Of His Era On The Breakfast Club Big Daddy Kane hits The Breakfast Club and reflects on his history with Rakim, the lyrical greats of his era, and how young rappers secure the bag like never before. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2021 10.1K Views
Numbers Juice WRLD's "Lucid Dreams" Passes Drake's "God's Plan" As Spotify's Second Most Streamed Hip-Hop Song Ever "Lucid Dreams" is nearing 2 billion streams on Spotify after passing "God's Plan." By Alex Zidel March 21, 2022 12.3K Views