Hip-Hop History

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Music Tupac's Fiance Kidada Jones Almost Drank Diddy's Urine Says Former Security Guard Diddy's former bodyguard Gene Deal shared the anecdote. By Jordan Schenkman February 24, 2022
Pop Culture Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Declared Best Diss Track Of All Time By Twitter It's been over 30 years since Cube decimated his former N.W.A. members. By Hayley Hynes July 26, 2022
Original Content What Happened To Obie Trice? Long before Westside Boogie and Grip, Obie Trice was Shady Records' leading protege. Here, we take a look at where the Detroit rapper's momentum dropped off, and what's happened to him since. By Robert Blair June 29, 2022
Original Content Wayno On The Mixtape's Monetary Evolution, Kanye West's "jeen-yuhs" & More Wayno Clark discusses building a legacy in hip-hop, from his early days at Roc-A-Fella to his new position as Vice President of A&R at Quality Control. By Aron A. April 22, 2022
Original Content Rich Homie Quan Discusses "Family & Mula" and How He's "Still Goin In," 10 Years Later Ahead of his 10-year anniversary show in Atlanta, Rich Homie Quan connected with HNHH to talk his classic early output and his fresh new start with "Family & Mula." By Joshua Robinson October 04, 2022
Original Content Cam Kirk Reflects On Chi Modu’s Classic Hip-Hop Photography & Timeless Influence Cam Kirk, one of Hip-Hop’s current leading photographers, remembers legendary Black Hip-Hop photographer and cultural documentarian Chi Modu. By Joshua Robinson February 21, 2022
Hip-Hop History Suge Knight's Alleges Jay-Z Was Gagged & Robbed In L.A. In Old Interview A clip from a 2001 interview with Suge Knight alleging Jay-Z was robbed in L.A. is making the rounds. By Aron A. February 02, 2022
Music Melle Mel Explains Why Biggie Wouldn't Be Successful In Early Rap Scene The Furious Five icon says rappers spitting bars about drug dealing and murder would quickly get sized up & shut down by real street dudes. By Erika Marie March 23, 2021
Hip-Hop History Conway The Machine Sounds Different In Pre-Shooting Freestyle Conway The Machine has always been an insanely-skilled rapper, as evidenced in his pre-2012 shooting freestyle video. By Alex Zidel December 31, 2020
Hip-Hop History Lil Wayne's "Cannon" Was Meant For Trick Daddy DJ Cannon details the history behind Lil Wayne's "Cannon." By Aron A. January 26, 2021
Original Content Eminem's "EPMD 2" Verse Proves He's The Game's Biggest Hip-Hop Head In the wake of "EPMD 2," it feels like it's time to officially grant Eminem the title of the rap game's biggest hip-hop head. By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2021
Music J. Cole Reflects On Fighting Diddy On "Let Go My Hand" On "Let Go My Hand," J. Cole opens up about his infamous fight with Diddy, which took place at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. By Mitch Findlay May 14, 2021