Hip-Hop History

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Hip-Hop History Young Buck Explains The Game Getting Booted From G-Unit By 50 Cent Young Buck continues to drop classic G-Unit tales in his extensive interview with VLAD TV, this time bringing us back to when The Game got kicked out of G-Unit and the shootout that started everything. By Keenan Higgins December 25, 2020
Music Busta Rhymes & Eminem Went To War Making "Calm Down" Busta Rhymes reveals how Eminem continuously moved the goalpost during the creation of their competitive anthem "Calm Down." By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Hip-Hop History EDI Mean Explains Tupac's Request For Outlawz To Smoke His Ashes EDI Mean reveals that Tupac learned about the ritual through Native American friends from school. By Aron A. June 20, 2020
Hip-Hop History T.I. Celebrates Timelessness With Jay-Z & Diddy T.I. rewinds to 2004 with a timeless picture of himself, Jay-Z, and Diddy for Throwback Thursday. By Alex Zidel September 10, 2020
Music Joell Ortiz & KXNG Crooked Reflect On Making Eminem's "I Will" KXNG Crooked & Joell Ortiz explain why Joe Budden's omission on Eminem's "I Will" was never intended as a slight. By Mitch Findlay June 23, 2020
Music Case Reflects On Crafting R&B Classics With Ex-Flame Mary J. Blige A walk down memory lane. By Erika Marie January 25, 2020
Original Content Nas' Detailed Stories Are Second To None On his new "King's Disease" album highlight "Blue Benz," Nas proves how a little detail can go a long way in the art of storytelling. By Mitch Findlay August 28, 2020
Music Raekwon & Ghostface Killah Reflect On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" With its twenty-fifth anniversary around the corner, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah hit up Beats 1 to discuss the album's legacy. By Mitch Findlay July 31, 2020
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle" Beat Was Originally For Ciara What might have been: Hit-Boy reveals that Ciara originally recorded a song over Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle." By Mitch Findlay June 10, 2021
Music Fredro Starr Names His Top 5 Rappers Fredro Starr breaks down his top five rappers, a list that includes an old-school legend and a few of today's best lyricists. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021
Original Content Eminem's "Deja Vu" Is The Realest Song He Ever Wrote Widely regarded as one of hip-hop's best writers of all time, "Deja Vu" stands out as the most devastating song of Eminem's career. By Mitch Findlay April 06, 2020
Original Content Why Do Rap Crews Always Fall Apart? Hip-hop history has blessed us with no shortage of legendary rap crews. By Mitch Findlay February 11, 2020