Hip-Hop History

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Music Snoop Dogg Celebrates Eminem, 2Pac, Ice Cube, & More Snoop Dogg took a moment to honor some of hip-hop's legendary figures, including Dr. Dre, Eminem, 2Pac, and Ice Cube. By Mitch Findlay August 17, 2020
Music Videos 40 Shares Emotional Backstory Of Drake's "The Calm" During an interview on Kevin Durant's "The ETCs" podcast, 40 breaks down the backstory behind his favorite Drake song, "The Calm." By Mitch Findlay October 15, 2020
Original Content Future Readied His Career For Takeoff With "Astronaut Status" Future's "Astronaut Status," 10 years later. By Joshua Robinson January 12, 2022
Music Kanye West Used To Re-Create Classic 90s Rap Albums CyHi The Prynce reveals one of Kanye West's most impressive training regimens, one that found him recreating the entire rap canon from scratch. By Mitch Findlay March 03, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of "Tha Carter" By Putting New Fans On There's probably a lot of Lil Wayne fans today that haven't done their due diligence, and many casuals who will soon be die-hards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2024
Pop Culture Usher Recalls Chaperoning Young Beyonce During Studio Session With The Dolls 44-year-old Usher was born in Dallas, while 41-year-old Beyonce grew up not too far away, in Houston. By Hayley Hynes August 11, 2023
Music Chris Brown Shares Epic Throwback With Kanye West, J. Cole, Travis Scott & More Chris Brown reflects the "stories of the stars" with a star-studded circa-2015 throwback. By Joshua Robinson July 08, 2021
Music JAY-Z Gifts Memphis Bleek An Iced-Out Roc-A-Fella Chain Memphis Bleek receives an iced-out Roc-A-Fella chain from his longtime mentor JAY-Z, sparking nostalgia for their "Coming Of Age" chemistry. By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2021
Hip-Hop History Sheek Louch Reflects On G-Unit Beef: "They Had Nothing On Us Lyrically" Sheek Louch reflects on the time he and The LOX went to war with G-Unit, a war he believes to have one-sided on a lyrical level. By Mitch Findlay November 19, 2020
Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Revisits "Up In Smoke" Tour With Eminem, Dr. Dre & Ice Cube For #TBT 2001 was a great time in rap. By Aron A. October 10, 2019
Music Lil Kim Explains How Iconic 1999 VMAs Look Was Inspired My Missy Elliott Joke Missy teased Kim about her constant nip slips and the rapper's stylist, Misa Hylton, used it as inspiration. By Erika Marie January 20, 2021
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