Hip-Hop History

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Music Eminem Once Gave Fat Joe 30 Takes Of "Lean Back Remix" Fat Joe marvels at the extent of Eminem's perfectionist nature, a quality that makes him virtually unbeatable in the battle format. By Mitch Findlay May 19, 2020
Hip-Hop History Fat Joe Recalls How Gunplay Ruined 50 Cent & Rick Ross' Peace Treaty Gunplay didn't get the memo. By Mitch Findlay December 23, 2019
Hip-Hop History 2 Chainz Thinks He Killed Kanye West, Big Sean & Pusha-T On "Mercy" 2 Chainz is ready to tell the world how he really feels about his verse on "Mercy" with Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha-T. By Alex Zidel April 08, 2020
Hip-Hop History Diddy Recalls Priceless Notorious B.I.G. Retirement Story The Notorious B.I.G. was experiencing writer's block for the first time in his career before Diddy snapped some sense into him and he recorded "Hypnotize." By Alex Zidel March 09, 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
Original Content Run The Jewels 3, Three Years Later: The Intangible Chemistry Of Killer Mike and El-P Three years on from gracing us all with the Christmas miracle of "Run The Jewels 3," we charted the incredible rapport between Killer Mike and El-P that brought their careers to unforeseen heights. By Robert Blair December 24, 2019
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
Hip-Hop History 50 Cent Recalls Being Sued By Surgeon After Getting Shot: "F*ck Outta Here" 50 Cent heard from his orthopedic surgeon after becoming famous, who asked for $32,000 after the rapper allegedly skipped out on his hospital bill. By Alex Zidel September 23, 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 Jim Jones Reacts To Mariah Carey's Fond Dipset Memory Jim Jones takes a moment to reflect on his inclusion in Mariah Carey's recent autobiography "The Meaning Of Mariah Carey." By Mitch Findlay October 12, 2020
Music Jay-Z Once Threatened To "Slap The Sh*t" Out Of DJ Kay Slay, Recalls Cam'ron The Diplomats member recalled the incident in a recent interview. By Madusa S. April 04, 2021
Hip-Hop History Talib Kweli Reflects On First Hearing Jay-Z's "Moment Of Clarity" Shout-Out Talib Kweli links with Jimmy Fallon to discuss Biggie and 2Pac's friendship, hearing his name on Jay-Z's "Moment Of Clarity," and more. By Mitch Findlay February 03, 2021