Hip-Hop History

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

Hip-Hop History Jim Jones On Not Signing Drake: He's An Actor "In A Wheelchair" On "Disney" Jim Jones says he couldn't get past Drake's television-friendly image when he was given the opportunity to sign the Canadian rapper. By Aron A. February 28, 2022
Hip-Hop History 50 Cent Slams Irv Gotti For Trying To Blackball Him: "Now Look At Them, All F*cked Up" 50 Cent fires back after Irv Gotti said he "blocked the n***a until he fell in Em & Dre's lap." By Aron A. September 12, 2020
Sports Rap Or Go To The League: How The NBA Embedded Itself In Hip-Hop's DNA A detailed exploration of NBA players becoming rappers. __________________________________________________________________________ By Alexander Cole October 21, 2019
Hip-Hop History T.I. Shows Throwback 50 Cent Mad Love: "A Benz Out The Trap At 19? Legend" 50 Cent has been hustling for a long time. By Alex Zidel September 30, 2019
Music Yung Joc Responds To T-Pain Calling "Cap" On "Buy U A Drank" Story About Lil Flip After it was suggested that Joc said the track came about after Lil Flip swerved T-Pain, the autotune icon denied the allegations. By Erika Marie June 07, 2022
Original Content Eminem Vs. Nick Cannon: A Brief History As the latest flurry of shots ring out, we take a look at the decades long feud between Shady and Nick Cannon. By Robert Blair December 11, 2019
Music Jay-Z's Battle With DMX Won Kareem Biggs Over Not only was Jay-Z and DMX's battle a legendary piece of hip-hop history, but it also made Roc-A-Fella co-founder Kareem "Biggs" a Hov fan. By Mitch Findlay December 03, 2020
Music Ja Rule Explains How The Feds Destroyed His World During 50 Cent Beef In a new interview with Talib Kweli, Ja Rule opens up about the difficulties of engaging in rap beef while being investigated by the feds. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2021
Music Juvenile Recalls JAY-Z Remixing "Ha" Juvenile recalls how JAY-Z actually recorded a remix to "Ha" without him or anyone on Cash Money knowing. By Mitch Findlay June 02, 2021
TV Idris Elba Recalls Landing On JAY-Z’s “American Gangster” Album In 2007 The British actor felt compelled to work with Hov after starring in Ridley Scott’s movie of the same name. By Hayley Hynes August 09, 2022
Original Content Rick Ross, MMG, And The Understated Impact Of Vision & Hustle Rick Ross applied the leadership and vision of a director with the relentless hustle of a kingpin to cement the MMG tag in the soundscape of the game. By Aron A. September 08, 2020
Hip-Hop History Fat Joe Remembers When Big L Called On Him In Beef With Mase He was at the club when L said he had some trouble, only for Joe to see it was Mase, a rapper who he kicked it with the night before. By Erika Marie September 19, 2022