Hip-Hop History

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Music DMX Trained Dog To Bark On Cue During Rap Battle, Says Murda Mook X has always had man's best friend by his side, but in this story, a pup barked at just the right time. By Erika Marie December 02, 2020
Hip-Hop History Ice-T Was Leaping Down Escalators During Lench Mob & Above The Law's Epic Brawl Former Luke Records signee Drugzie shares his account of the epic brawl between Ice Cube's Lench Mob and Above The Law, singling out Ice-T for leaping down an escalator into the ruckus. By Mitch Findlay December 01, 2020
Music Fat Joe Celebrates Big Pun With GOAT Tier Throwback Pic On what would have been Big Pun's 49th birthday, Fat Joe came through with one of the greatest throwback hip-hop pics of all time. By Mitch Findlay November 10, 2020
Music Just Blaze Gave Mac Miller A Free Beat Just Blaze reflects on giving Mac Miller the beat for "All Around The World" completely free of charge. By Mitch Findlay April 01, 2021
Music Ras Kass Saw Both Nas & Jay-Z The Day "Ether" Dropped On the Broken Atoms podcast, Ras Kass reminisces on the insane day that "Ether" dropped, when he ran into both Nas and Jay-Z. By Mitch Findlay September 24, 2020
Music DJ Premier Reflects On "Devil's Pie" Passing From Canibus To D'Angelo In an alternate universe, D'Angelo's "Devil's Pie" instrumental would have gone to Canibus, as revealed by DJ Premier. By Mitch Findlay December 03, 2020
Music Lil Wayne Releases Classic "No Ceilings" Mixtape On Streaming Services Lil Wayne finally makes his classic mixtape "No Ceilings" available on streaming services, uploading a new version of "Kobe Bryant." By Alex Zidel August 28, 2020
Original Content Pete Rock Explains His Sampling Process, The Power Of Jazz, & Why Crate-Digging Will Never Die Pete Rock breaks down his extensive career, the legendary Black artists that inspired him, why crate-digging will never go extinct, the magic of live instrumentation, and much more. By Mitch Findlay February 05, 2021
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
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
Music Marv Won Reflects On Eminem "8 Mile" Battle: "That Sh*t Changed My Life" Detroit rapper Marv Won tells the epic story about battling Eminem on the set of "8 Mile" and how it went on to change his life. By Mitch Findlay November 25, 2020