Hip-Hop History

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Music Nipsey Hussle Died Two Years Ago Today Two years ago to this day, hip-hop suffered the tragic loss of Nipsey Hussle, killed in a fatal shooting at the age of 33. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2021
Hip-Hop History Death Row Records Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Official Online Store Death Row Records celebrates 30 years with their first-ever online store including merch, vinyl, cassettes, NFTs, and more. By Aron A. March 30, 2021
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
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
Original Content Xzibit Talks Serial Killers, Dr. Dre's Studio Habits, & Whether We'll Ever See "Bitch Please 3" Xzibit reflects on reuniting with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, crafting the new Serial Killers album "Summer Of Sam," and the unique difficulties that emerge in the midst of a global pandemic. By Mitch Findlay November 28, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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