Hip-Hop History

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Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Reflects On Witnessing Jay-Z Writing "Still D.R.E." During a Breakfast Club interview, Snoop Dogg reflects on witnessing Jay-Z slide through and pen "Still D.R.E." By Mitch Findlay July 29, 2020
Hip-Hop History Gillie Da King Addresses Age-Old Rumors That He Wrote For Lil Wayne Gillie Da King looks back on his time with Cash Money on NORE's "Drink Champs" podcast. By Aron A. September 15, 2020
Hip-Hop History Akon Didn't Sign Drake Because He Sounded "Like Eminem" Akon speaks about why he passed on signing Drake, claiming that his demo tape sounded like Eminem. By Alex Zidel August 24, 2020
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
Music DMX's Final Interview Reveals He Wanted To "Thank God For Every Moment" Before Death As the world still mourns the loss of hip-hop icon DMX, TVOne is preparing a special episode of "Uncensored" that's billed as the late legend's final interview. By Keenan Higgins May 06, 2021
Music Daz Dillinger Cooks With Dr. Dre & Kurupt In Death Row Throwback Daz Dillinger takes it back to the Dogg Pound Gangsta Clicc heydey with a classic throwback pic of him, Kurupt, and Dr. Dre. By Mitch Findlay January 01, 2021
Original Content Is Tech N9ne In Top 10 Territory? It's becoming all too common that Tech N9ne gets snubbed from the "best rappers" conversation, but perhaps it's time to change the narrative. By Mitch Findlay July 31, 2020
Hip-Hop History B-Real Recounts Being Ice Cube's "Armed Security" & Running Into Eazy-E B-Real recalls linking up with Ice Cube and acting as his armed security whenever they hung out. By Aron A. August 02, 2020
Music Canibus Explains Why He Left Rap & Enlisted In U.S. Army Canibus says that after essentially being "blackballed," he realized that he wanted to "make a difference" and leave rap. By Alex Zidel December 29, 2021
Original Content 6ix9ine & Lil Durk Beef: A Brief History Here’s everything we know about the beef between 6ix9ine and Lil Durk. By Jordan Schenkman May 10, 2022
Hip-Hop History Diddy Ex-Bodyguard Details Puffy Throwing Shyne Under The Bus Gene Deal, a former bodyguard for Bad Boy, explains how Diddy got cleared of charges from the 1999 club shooting. By Aron A. March 18, 2022
Music DJ Clark Kent Reveals Jay-Z Had To Be Persuaded To Make "Reasonable Doubt" On the 25th anniversary of Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt," DJ Clark Kent talks to Apple Music and shares secrets about Hov's classic debut album. By Joshua Robinson June 25, 2021