Hip-Hop History

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Pop Culture Smooth B Says Tupac Once Told Him, "I Ain't Gonna Live Past 25," Seemingly Predicting His Death It's no secret that 2Pac had a history of lyricizing about his own death. By Hayley Hynes April 11, 2022
Original Content Peewee Longway Is (Still) Atlanta's Best Kept Secret Despite never reaching the commercial heights of many of his collaborators, MPA's Peewee Longway has played an instrumental role in creating the Atlanta trap dynasty that we see today. By Robert Blair June 30, 2021
Hip-Hop History Fat Joe Calls Kanye West His Favorite Rapper: "He Made 'Jesus Walks'" Fat Joe has nothing but praise for Kanye West. By Aron A. January 19, 2022
Original Content Life And Death, According To Mac Miller Mac Miller was one of Hip-Hop’s greatest existential artists, so for what would have been his 30th birthday, we analyze the evolution of his perspectives on life and death. By Joshua Robinson January 19, 2022
Original Content Why Nicki Minaj Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time From making a name for herself as the heiress of Young Money to dominating the music industry as the latest Queen of Rap, Nicki Minaj has changed Hip-Hop forever. By Joshua Robinson March 22, 2022
Hip-Hop History Sha Money XL Calls Cap After Wack 100 Claims Game Wrote 50 Cent's "What Up Gangsta" Sha Money XL has a response for Wack 100 after he claimed The Game penned 50 Cent's intro to "Get Rich Or Die Tryin." By Aron A. March 04, 2022
Music Just Blaze Unearths Kanye's Sampler Used On "Blueprint" & "Black Album" Just Blaze recently unearthed an old ASR-10 sampler that Kanye West used to create beats on "Blueprint," "Black Album," and more. By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2021
Hip-Hop History The Barbz Come For Missy Elliott: "You've Never Topped A Single Chart" The 51-year-old asked a seemingly innocent question on social media and was viciously verbally attacked as a result. By Hayley Hynes August 26, 2022
Original Content What Has Diddy Done For R&B? Whether or not you agree with Diddy's argument that R&B is dead, there's no debating the music mogul's impact on the genre. By Joshua Robinson August 25, 2022
Pop Culture Another Tory Lanez & DJ Drama Gangsta Grillz Tape Could Be Coming Soon: "We Overdue" The renowned DJ asked Twitter which R&B artist he should collaborate with next, and they were quick to suggest the Canadian. By Hayley Hynes July 26, 2022
Pop Culture DJ Drama Reflects On His 2007 Mixtape Raid: "I Really Got Hit Wit The RICO (And Won)" At the time of Drama and Don Cannon's arrest, law enforcement confiscated over 80K CDs. By Hayley Hynes July 13, 2022
Original Content What Happened To Backpack Rap? We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap. By Robert Blair June 22, 2022