Hip-Hop History

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Music Swizz Beatz Celebrates 18 Years Of "G.H.E.T.T.O Stories" Eighteen years later, Swizz Beatz took a moment to reflect on the legacy of his debut compilation album "G.H.E.T.T.O Stories." By Mitch Findlay December 10, 2020
Hip-Hop History Eminem Visits Tupac Exhibit In L.A. Following Incredible Super Bowl Halftime Show The Detroit native is making the most of his time in Los Angeles after the Super Bowl. By Aron A. February 16, 2022
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 5 Classic Hip Hop Songs That Define The Culture Classic hip hop tracks are debated all day and every day, but we think the ones in this list can be universally agreed upon. By Paul Barnes July 08, 2023
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
Original Content Future's "Monster" Mixtape Solidified Him As Our Favorite Villain Dissecting the success of "Monster" on its five year anniversary. By Noah C October 28, 2019
Music The Notorious B.I.G.'s Debut "Ready To Die" Turns 29 Marking 29 years since The Notorious B.I.G. released his official introduction, an album that reshaped Hip Hop. By Erika Marie September 25, 2023
Music Punch Shares His "Mt. Rushmore" From Every Era TDE's Punch comes through with a plethora of different Mt. Rushmore lineups spanning across the last thirty-plus years. By Mitch Findlay May 31, 2021
Music Rick Ross, Trick Daddy & JT Money Form "Miami Mount Rushmore" Three legends connect as Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, and JT Money form the basis of "Miami Mount Rushmore." By Mitch Findlay December 14, 2020
Hip-Hop History Missy Elliott Breaks Down Origins Of Aaliyah's "4 Page Letter" Ad-Lib Missy Elliott offers the backstory behind Aaliyah's "up some more" ad-lib on "4 Page Letter." By Aron A. September 29, 2021
Music Nas' "Illmatic" Turns 27 Today Twenty-seven years ago, Nas delivered "Illmatic," an album still widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021
Numbers JAY-Z Breaks Record For Most All-Time GRAMMY Nominations JAY-Z's three nominations push him to become the artist with the most GRAMMY Award nominations of all time. By Alex Zidel November 23, 2021