Hip-Hop History

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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
Music Danny Brown Recalls Almost Signing With 50 Cent Danny Brown recalls when he almost signed with 50 Cent, revealing the reason why the deal didn't come to pass. By Mitch Findlay May 27, 2021
Music Who Is DJ Kool Herc? The "Founding Father Of Hip-Hop" We're looking back on the career and influential life of the founding father of hip-hop, DJ Kool Herc. By Caleb Hardy June 03, 2023
Music KXNG Crooked Explains Why He Never Dissed Dr. Dre & Eminem In Death Row Era KXNG Crooked remembers a time he had the opportunity to diss Eminem and Dr. Dre, but chose to remain neutral. By Mitch Findlay March 02, 2021
Original Content Most Disturbing Hip-Hop Songs Part II: Depravity Edition Stare into the depths of depravity. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2019
Original Content Eminem's "EPMD 2" Verse Proves He's The Game's Biggest Hip-Hop Head In the wake of "EPMD 2," it feels like it's time to officially grant Eminem the title of the rap game's biggest hip-hop head. By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2021
Music Lupe Fiasco Explains Why He'll Always Honor Kanye West Lupe Fiasco explains why he'll always have respect for his former collaborator Kanye West, no matter how "crazy he goes." By Mitch Findlay February 22, 2021
Original Content Aaliyah, Timbaland & Missy Elliott's Inimitable Chemistry Impacted A Generation On what would be Aaliyah's 41st birthday, we look at how she impacted R&B through the 1990s and beyond. By Michael Kawaida January 16, 2020
Streetwear Kanye West's "College Dropout" Bear Mascot Designer Gets Sweet Thank You From Kim Kardashian This year for Halloween, Kimye's eldest, North, donned her dad's famous bear suit for one of her Halloween looks. By Hayley Hynes December 09, 2023
Pop Culture Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Declared Best Diss Track Of All Time By Twitter It's been over 30 years since Cube decimated his former N.W.A. members. By Hayley Hynes July 26, 2022
Hip-Hop History 50 Cent Bets His Career On "Curtis" Outselling Ye's "Graduation" In Unearthed Footage 50 Cent said he wouldn't "put out any more solo albums" if Kanye West's "Graduation" outsold "Curtis." By Aron A. September 12, 2022
Original Content Is 50 Cent's Rapping Ability Overlooked? Now that 50 Cent has solidified himself as a television mogul, it seems appropriate to reflect on his position in the hierarchy of hip-hop greats. By Mitch Findlay May 25, 2020