Hip-Hop History
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Original Content DJ Khalil details meeting Dr. Dre at his sister’s birthday party, the art of sampling, working with Kendrick Lamar, and why hip-hop is an extension of jazz music.
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Music Questlove reflects on the "implosion" of MCA Records, and the surprising role Dr. Dre had in deciding the fate of The Roots during a time of uncertainty.
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Music Twenty-seven years ago, Snoop Dogg changed the game with the release of his Dr. Dre-produced debut "Doggystyle."
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Hip-Hop History Ahead of his Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction, a Notorious B.I.G freestyle gets immortalized with some new visuals from Pepsi.
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Hip-Hop History Watch a young Eminem take the stage in 1996, years before signing to Dr. Dre.
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Music During an interview with Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes reflects on the long process of creating "The Big Bang" with Dr. Dre, detailings how the process changed him.
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Music She admitted that "they were trying to cover me up" & that they told her to put on "Timbs and a vest" instead of her crop tops with heels.
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Music Zaytoven explains how it was Gucci Mane that initially put him on to Jeezy's music.
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Music B-Real explains how his collaboration with Eminem and Boo-Yaa Tribe, the tense and urgent "911," came to be.
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Original Content As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tupac's undisputed masterpiece, it's time to examine how aspects of Tupac's attitude have been adopted by countless artists that have followed in his wake.
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Music DJ Clark Kent, who played a pivotal role in shaping the early momentum of Roc-A-Fella Records, reflects on encouraging Jay-Z to take his craft more seriously.
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Original Content Kicking off our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," revisit one of rap's most explosive and detailed crime sagas, Ghostface Killah's masterful "Shakey Dog."
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