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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
Numbers Cardi B's "Invasion Of Privacy" Ties Record For Longest-Charting Female Rap Debut Cardi B joins Lauryn Hill in the history books. By Alex Zidel January 07, 2020
Music Slaughterhouse Reflect On Debut Album's 11th Anniversary On the 11th anniversary of Slaughterhouse's debut album, group members Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz reflect on the project. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2020
Music Tech N9ne Reflects On MGK's Wild Tour Antics Tech N9ne fondly reminisces on how Machine Gun Kelly broke every one of his tour rules while on the road together. By Mitch Findlay May 27, 2021
TV “106 & Park” Turns 25: The Moments That Made It Legendary We’re revisiting the unforgettable moments, from iconic performances to live TV chaos, that still live rent-free in Hip Hop history. By Erika Marie June 11, 2025
Music Tupac Confronted Biggie At Soul Train Awards, Recalls Big Gipp The Goodie Mob icon recalls his close friendship with Pac and remembered when the late rapper rolled up on Biggie. By Erika Marie January 26, 2023
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Ghostface Killah's "Shakey Dog" Kicking off our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," revisit one of rap's most explosive and detailed crime sagas, Ghostface Killah's masterful "Shakey Dog." By Mitch Findlay January 19, 2021
Music B-Real Reflects On Eminem Getting Protection From Boo-Yaa Tribe In 2003 B-Real explains how his collaboration with Eminem and Boo-Yaa Tribe, the tense and urgent "911," came to be. By Mitch Findlay November 17, 2020
Original Content How Sauce Money Became East Coast Hip-Hop's Silent Witness After he fired shots at Diddy and Jay-Z, we unpack the legacy of Marcy Project's best-kept-secret and esteemed ghostwriter Sauce Money. By Robert Blair February 01, 2020
Hip-Hop History Eminem's First Alleged Recorded Performance Footage Resurfaces Watch a young Eminem take the stage in 1996, years before signing to Dr. Dre. By Aron A. October 20, 2020
Music Busta Rhymes Breaks Down Dr. Dre's Process Making "The Big Bang" During an interview with Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes reflects on the long process of creating "The Big Bang" with Dr. Dre, detailings how the process changed him. By Mitch Findlay December 14, 2020
Hip-Hop History Too $hort Explains Why He Kept His Friends Away From Tupac Too $hort explains why he didn't want Tupac hanging around his friends. By Aron A. September 28, 2022
Movies "Beat Street": Classic Hip Hop Film Turns 39 The movie "Beat Street" is a classic for many who remember and love its depiction of 1980s hip-hop culture. By Paul Barnes June 14, 2023
Hip-Hop History Talib Kweli Reflects On First Hearing Jay-Z's "Moment Of Clarity" Shout-Out Talib Kweli links with Jimmy Fallon to discuss Biggie and 2Pac's friendship, hearing his name on Jay-Z's "Moment Of Clarity," and more. By Mitch Findlay February 03, 2021
Music DMX's Autobiography Returns To Bestseller Charts DMX's 2003 autobiography "E.A.R.L: The Autobiography Of DMX" is steadily climbing up the bestseller charts. By Mitch Findlay April 13, 2021
Music Eminem Opens Up About Iconic Gift From LL Cool J Eminem reflects on the time LL Cool J gifted him a chain inspired by his iconic look in the "I'm Bad" video. By Mitch Findlay July 26, 2021
Music Eminem's "Music To Be Quarantined" Playlist Is Full Of Classics Over the weekend, Eminem premiered his "Music To Be Quarantined By" playlist, lined with classics from 2Pac, Biggie, Wu-Tang, and more. By Mitch Findlay May 04, 2020
Original Content Hip-Hop Artists We Want On "The Joe Budden Podcast" With guests becoming more commonplace on "The Joe Budden Podcast," we take a look at the friends and foes that should appear on Parks' couch. By Robert Blair October 12, 2019
Music Kendrick Lamar “Squabble Up” Music Video: 8 Key References You May Have Missed Unsurprisingly, there's so much to unpack here. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 26, 2024
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
Pop Culture Sounwave Says Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" Was Nearly Left Off "To Pimp A Butterfly" Sounwave appeared on Spotify's "The Big Hit Show" and dished about the creation of one of Lamar's most recognizable tracks. By Hayley Hynes March 11, 2022
Original Content Dr. Dre's Top 10 Best Deep Cuts Expand your horizons. By Mitch Findlay January 01, 2020

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