Hip-Hop History

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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 66.5K Views
Music Warren G's Debut Album "Regulate...G Funk Era" Turns 29 While Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are widely hailed as the pioneers as G-Funk, Warren G's 'Regulate...G Funk Era' delivered a unique commercial sound. By Caleb Hardy June 12, 2023 698 Views
Pop Culture Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Lil Kim Headline Audible Hip Hop Series Audible is going to be hearing from some of hip hop biggest icons this summer. By Ben Mock April 26, 2023 633 Views
Hip-Hop History Bun B Shares Reaction To Jay-Z Using His Lyrics On "99 Problems" Bun B says Jay-Z was showing "mutual respect" when he used lyrics from "Ridin Dirty" on "99 Problems." By Aron A. January 17, 2023 1410 Views
Original Content How Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" Changed Rap It's been decades since Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" released, & the album remains one of the most influential hip-hop records. By Caleb Hardy April 14, 2023 1462 Views
Music N.W.A.'s "Efil4Zaggin" Turns 32 While "Efil4Zaggin" is the less well-known of the N.W.A.'s two albums, its long-standing influence is crucial. By Caleb Hardy June 02, 2023 765 Views
Hip-Hop History Diddy Says Biggie's "Hypnotize" Video Shoot Was The First Time They Popped Ecstasy Diddy reveals that he and Biggie experimented with ecstasy during the video shoot for "Hypnotize." By Aron A. May 24, 2022 9.2K Views
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 18.1K Views
Original Content 10 Classic Mixtapes That Still Haven't Hit Streaming Platforms Some of the best Hip-Hop and R&B projects of the late 2000s and early 2010s were free mixtapes, but many of those classics are still not available to stream on DSPs to this day. By Joshua Robinson September 28, 2022 19.7K Views
Original Content Eminem's "FACK" Has Somehow Become A Cult Classic It's about that time to revisit one of the oddest, zaniest, and most depraved chapters of Eminem's career: "FACK." By Mitch Findlay November 09, 2020 65.0K Views
Hip-Hop History Memphis Bleek Thought He Could Take Nas In Battle, Hilarity Ensues Memphis Bleek gleefully reflects on one of Roc-A-Fella's most notorious feuds. By Mitch Findlay January 09, 2020 36.1K Views
Music Jamie Foxx Impersonates Jay Z, Kanye West, Diddy, & Revamps "Wanda" His hilarious award speech also detailed how he ended up working with Ye on a few classic hits. By Erika Marie January 24, 2020 4.6K Views