Hip-Hop History

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Original Content Mike Dean, In Conversation: The Origin Of "Hold My Liquor" & Scarface Jam Sessions Mike Dean reflects on jam sessions with Scarface, becoming a Twitch streamer, and the moment Kanye West's "Hold My Liquor" was born. By Mitch Findlay June 25, 2021
Music Eminem Reveals His Rarest Hip-Hop Classic Cassette During a Shady Con Clubhouse conversation, Eminem opened up about the rarest hip-hop classic in his cassette collection. By Mitch Findlay April 26, 2021
Music Raekwon Celebrates Four Years Of "The Wild" Four years removed from its initial release, Raekwon reflects on his seventh studio album "The Wild," deeming the project "a classic." By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Music The Ying Yang Twins Explain Origins Of "Haaan" Ad-Lib, Refute French Montana As Inventor The Ying Yang Twins say the "Haaan" ad-lib came from their father, and speak on French Montana's history with the ad-lib. By Rose Lilah January 13, 2022
Pop Culture DMX's "Know What I Am" Posthumous Single Reportedly A "Fake" Matthew "M80" Markoff claims that XRay Records took vocals that "were never intended to be released" to create the single. By Hayley Hynes June 26, 2022
Music Diddy To Release Special 25th Anniversary Version Of "No Way Out" Diddy's debut studio album turns 25 years old this Friday. By Joshua Robinson July 21, 2022
Pop Culture “The Black Slim Shady”: Breaking Down The Game’s Eminem Diss Track From issues at Aftermath to challenging the Rap God's status, The Game went at Eminem on all fronts on "The Black Slim Shady." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2022
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
Original Content 10 Classic Mixtapes That Still Haven't Hit Streaming Platforms Some of the best Hip-Hop and R&B projects of the late 2000s and early 2010s were free mixtapes, but many of those classics are still not available to stream on DSPs to this day. By Joshua Robinson September 28, 2022
Streetwear Nicki Minaj Debuts "Super Freaky Girl" Alter Ego, Nick James When revealing that she had to rename her latest single ahead of its release, the mother of one listed "Nick James" as one of the suggestions. By Hayley Hynes September 04, 2022
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
Music Mase Says He's Joining Death Row Records: "We 'Gon Get The 2Pac Thing Rekindled" Mase teases a joint venture with Death Row Records following his spat with Bad Boy head Diddy. By hnhh August 04, 2022