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Pop Culture Chris Brown Includes 6 Legendary Lyricists On His Rap Mount Rushmore Breezy revealed his top artists during a sitdown with "LA Leakers." By Hayley Hynes July 09, 2022
Hip-Hop History Nicki Minaj Apologizes After T-Pain Says She Ghosted Him In 2007 Nicki Minaj responds after T-Pain reveals that she curved his request for a verse in 2007. By Aron A. June 13, 2021
Music Busta Rhymes Reflects On Debut Album's 25th Anniversary Twenty-five years ago, Busta Rhymes released "The Coming" and kicked off one of the most legendary rap careers the game has ever seen. By Mitch Findlay March 26, 2021
Hip-Hop History Biggie's Mom Threw Out His Crack Because She Thought It Was Mashed Potatoes Damian “D-Roc” Butler recounts the time Voletta Wallace threw out Biggie's crack after mistaking it for hard mashed potatoes. By Aron A. February 27, 2021
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 Beanie Sigel Recalls The End Of The Roc-A-Fella Dynasty Beanie Sigel recalls the end of the Roc-A-Fella era, reflecting on some of the lessons he learned in the process. By Mitch Findlay August 02, 2021
Music Too $hort Reveals Anti-Snitch Origin Of Jay-Z's "A Week Ago" Too $hort reflects on why he and Jay-Z were driven to make the anti-snitch track "A Week Ago" in 1998. By Mitch Findlay February 25, 2021
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
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
Music Nas Clapped Back At 2Pac In Newly-Surfaced Freestyle An unreleased Nas freestyle called "Real N***as" has surfaced, on which he took a few shots at 2Pac Shakur. By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2021
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 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