Hip-Hop History

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Hip-Hop History DMX, Nas & Method Man's Classic Flick "Belly" Turns Twenty-One Have you seen this iconic hip-hop flick? By Mitch Findlay November 04, 2019
Music Happy Birthday To Black Thought & Talib Kweli Happy birthday to two of the game's celebrated lyricists. By Mitch Findlay October 03, 2019
Music Royce Da 5'9's Dad Thought Dr. Dre Was A Licensed Medical Professional Royce Da 5'9's dad hilariously recalls the time Dr. Dre called his house, only to be mistaken for a licensed medical professional. By Mitch Findlay March 10, 2021
Music Gym Class Heroes "As Cruel As School Children" Turns 17 In 2006, "As Cruel As School Children," arrived. We're revisiting the genre-blending project and its impact on Rap, Rock, and Pop. See what GCH guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo told us about the record as he reflected on its 17th anniversary. By Erika Marie September 06, 2023
Pop Culture Diddy Gives JAY-Z Flowers For "Filling" Biggie & Tupac's Shoes After Their Deaths "That’s just me being a student of the game and loving the game and loving the culture and wanting to push the culture forward," HOV said during the Twitter Spaces in celebration of Biggie's 50th yesterday. By Hayley Hynes May 22, 2022
Politics Eric Adams Parties With KRS-One In Honor Of Hip-Hop's 49th Anniversary The mayor celebrated the the genre's birthday in Union Square. By Rex Provost August 14, 2022
Hip-Hop History Consequence Almost Signed To Diddy Until Q-Tip Intervened Diddy wanted to sign Consequence to Bad Boy but Q-Tip had other plans in mind. By Aron A. April 06, 2023
Pop Culture Chris Gotti Reflects On Jay-Z Working With 50 Cent To Spite Irv Gotti Over Nas Collab: Watch "It's good business," Hova told Irv at the time. By Hayley Hynes June 13, 2023
Pop Culture Jay-Z's Former NYC Apartment, Known As "Stash Spot," Listed For $1.4 Million Hov lived in the Brooklyn apartment in the late '90s. By Hayley Hynes June 02, 2023
Music Master P & Eminem Unite In Classic Throwback Pic Master P offers up a few words of motivation, sharing a nostalgic throwback picture of himself and Eminem. By Mitch Findlay March 30, 2021
Music Diddy Reminds The People That Notorious B.I.G Is The GOAT If you don't know, now you know. By Mitch Findlay October 16, 2019
Music Jeezy Reflects On Crafting A Classic In "Thug Motivation 101" "I knew it was a street bible." By Mitch Findlay August 20, 2019