Hip-Hop History

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Movies Will Smith Met The Notorious B.I.G. For The First Time On The Same Night That He Died During his CRWN Interview to promote "Bad Boys For Life," Will Smith revealed an interesting Biggie story from the night he was killed. By Keenan Higgins January 10, 2020
Hip-Hop History Tory Lanez Posts "Legendary" Throwback Pic Of Eminem & Usher Tory Lanez dug up a super throwback flick on the Gram recently, reminding us all that Eminem and Usher have been music icons for the past two decades and counting. By Keenan Higgins March 07, 2020
Original Content Most Disturbing Hip-Hop Songs Part II: Depravity Edition Stare into the depths of depravity. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2019
Original Content Nas' "Stillmatic" Deserves As Much Attention As Its Predecessor Eighteen years ago, Nas experienced his second childhood. By Mitch Findlay December 18, 2019
Original Content The Art Of "Illmatic": Exploring Nas' Duelling Realities A thematic exploration of one of hip-hop's most enduring images, the cover of Nas' debut album "Illmatic." By Sanibel Chai February 12, 2020
Hip-Hop History Bun B Celebrates 23rd Anniversary Of UGK's Classic Record "Ridin' Dirty" Long live Pimp C. RIP. By Erika Marie July 31, 2019
Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Dubs LL Cool J The GOAT: "He's Why I'm Still Here" Happy birthday, LL Cool J! By Mitch Findlay January 15, 2020
Pop Culture What Happened To Rapper-Based Video Games? As Danny Brown's GTAV Radio Station goes, live, we look back at the days where gaming developers would place players in control of their favorite MC's across sports titles, beat-em-ups and action games. By Robert Blair December 21, 2019
Original Content Aaliyah, Timbaland & Missy Elliott's Inimitable Chemistry Impacted A Generation On what would be Aaliyah's 41st birthday, we look at how she impacted R&B through the 1990s and beyond. By Michael Kawaida January 16, 2020
Original Content Meek Mill Captured Pain & Glory On The "Dreams & Nightmares" Intro Meek Mill manifested his dreams and confronted his nightmares on the timeless intro of his debut album. By Aron A. July 01, 2020
Hip-Hop History Ciara Reveals Jay-Z's Reaction To Ludacris' "Oh" Verse During her new Apple Music radio show, Ciara took a moment to reflect on the Ludacris collaboration that led to a call from Jay-Z. By Mitch Findlay August 27, 2020
Numbers Cardi B's "Invasion Of Privacy" Ties Record For Longest-Charting Female Rap Debut Cardi B joins Lauryn Hill in the history books. By Alex Zidel January 07, 2020