Hip-Hop History

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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
Music Common Talks Full Albums With Kanye West, J. Dilla, & The Neptunes Common reflects on having entire albums produced by Kanye West, No I.D, The Neptunes, and J. Dilla. By Mitch Findlay July 27, 2021
Music Swizz Beatz Shows Major Love To DMX & Jay-Z Following DMX's challenge to Jay-Z, "Verzuz" co-creator Swizz Beatz took a moment to pay homage to his "brothers." By Mitch Findlay May 07, 2020
Music Biggie Smalls Nearly Ran Over Concert Promoter With A Bus: Report It seems that Biggie reportedly blew off a promoter so fast that he almost ran him over while moving to the next city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 15, 2023
Pop Culture Rap Lyrics Bill Passed By California Legislature, Awaiting Signature From Governor California will be the first state to place limits on when rap can be used in court. By Hayley Hynes August 23, 2022
Music Death Row Records Launches Virtual Museum Experience Death Row Records celebrates thirty-year history by launching "The Death Row Experience," a virtual museum tour. By Mitch Findlay May 12, 2021
Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Shares Memorable Tupac Throwback Now, that's a throwback. By Aida C. December 30, 2019
Music DMX Has Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, & Bono On His New Album After confirming that his new album will feature Griselda and Pop Smoke, DMX spills the beans on several more interesting guest appearances. By Mitch Findlay February 15, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Names The Jay-Z Album That Changed The Game During an interview with Lil Baby, Lil Wayne took a moment to single out a specific Jay-Z album for having a major impact on his artistic journey. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Music 50 Cent Takes It Back To Juvie Days With Throwback Pic 50 Cent takes a moment to reflect on his early days in South Side Jamaica Queens, sharing a picture from his time in juvie. By Mitch Findlay May 05, 2021
Music Tech N9ne Reflects On MGK's Wild Tour Antics Tech N9ne fondly reminisces on how Machine Gun Kelly broke every one of his tour rules while on the road together. By Mitch Findlay May 27, 2021
Music Young Thug Shows Lil Wayne Love On "Barter 6" Birthday Young Thug shouts out Lil Wayne on the anniversary of his own "Barter 6" release. By Alex Zidel April 17, 2020