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Music Inspectah Deck Shares Story Behind Legendary "Triumph" Verse During an appearance on Talib Kweli's "The People's Party," Inspectah Deck breaks down the incredible origin story behind his "Triumph" verse. By Mitch Findlay November 12, 2020
Music MC Eiht Revisits 2Pac's Departure From "Menace II Society" MC Eiht caught up with the Murder Master Music Show to reflect on "Menace II Society," and the creative differences that sparked 2Pac's departure. By Mitch Findlay September 16, 2020
Music Lloyd Banks Celebrates 16 Years Of "The Hunger For More" Lloyd Bank's "The Hunger For More" turns sixteen, prompting the rapper to share a few words of celebration. By Mitch Findlay June 29, 2020
Music Jay-Z's Battle With DMX Won Kareem Biggs Over Not only was Jay-Z and DMX's battle a legendary piece of hip-hop history, but it also made Roc-A-Fella co-founder Kareem "Biggs" a Hov fan. By Mitch Findlay December 03, 2020
Music Royce Da 5'9" Flexes Ghostwriting Credits For Diddy & Dr. Dre Royce Da 5'9" gets nostalgic. By Mitch Findlay January 30, 2020
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" Recalls A Simpler Time Twelve years removed from its initial release, Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" remains an artistic turning point for the legendary Cash Money rapper. By Mitch Findlay April 08, 2020
Original Content Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" Is A Winter In The 6ix Reflecting on the impact of Drake's 2015 mixtape, "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" on the fifth anniversary of its surprise release. By Aron A. February 13, 2020
Hip-Hop History Swizz Beatz Had $700K In Checks That He Kept In A Shoebox: Report Swizz Beatz was eating ramen noodles with checks amounting to six-figures just chillin'. By Aron A. October 30, 2019
Original Content How The Game's "Documentary" Created A New West Coast Icon A decade and a half since its release, we celebrate an album that made Compton's own The Game into a west coast icon. By Robert Blair January 16, 2020
Music Xzibit Shares Aftermath Throwback Pics With Dr. Dre & 50 Cent Xzibit takes it back to the Aftermath era with a few dope throwback pics connecting with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. By Mitch Findlay May 04, 2020
Original Content Dr. Dre's "Detox": A Complete History Dr. Dre's "Detox" has become the definitive hip-hop legend, but what actually happened to the long-awaited lost album? By Mitch Findlay May 11, 2020
Numbers Juice WRLD's "Legends Never Die" Is Among Top 5 Highest Streaming Debuts Ever Juice WRLD's posthumous album "Legends Never Die" sells 508K copies in its first week, solidifying a #1 debut and serving as the highest first-week sales of the year. By Alex Zidel July 17, 2020