Hip-Hop History

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Music Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" Turns 23 Widely regarded as a hip hop classic, we revisit Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP for its 23rd anniversary. By Wyatt Westlake June 01, 2023
Numbers Eminem Is The First & Only Rapper With Two Diamond Albums Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" and "The Eminem Show" are both diamond. By Aron A. March 09, 2023
Music Funk Flex Reveals His Favorite Freestyle Of All Time Funkmaster Flex takes a moment to reflect on his favorite freestyle of all-time, Black Thought's epic ten-minute onslaught over Mobb Deep's "The Learning." By Mitch Findlay April 28, 2021
Music Melle Mel Explains Why He Thinks Jay-Z Is Overrated Melle Mel explains why he thinks Jay-Z, and other rappers like him, are "overrated". By Alex Zidel March 24, 2021
Original Content What Has Diddy Done For R&B? Whether or not you agree with Diddy's argument that R&B is dead, there's no debating the music mogul's impact on the genre. By Joshua Robinson August 25, 2022
Pop Culture 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time List Shared Via Partnership Between Billboard & Vibe Each week, the magazines will be sharing the list's next 10 spots. The top 10 will be unveiled during the week of February 6. By Isaac Fontes January 11, 2023
Music Yelawolf Reflects On Collab EP With Ed Sheeran Before He Blew Up Yelawolf reflects on collaborating with Ed Sheeran on their 2012 collaboration project "The Slumdon Bridge." By Mitch Findlay May 08, 2021
Music G-Unit: The Game Says 50 Cent Was Only Member Making Money In an interview with DJ Vlad, The Game recalled the time he spent working closely with his "Hate It Or Love It" collaborator. By Hayley Hynes December 04, 2023
Music DJ Clark Kent Recalls Introducing Jay-Z To Biggie In Resurfaced Clip As Fans Mourn The Producer Rodolfo Franklin's impact cannot be overstated. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 27, 2024
Music Young Buck Says 50 Cent Changed His Life With "Blood Hound" Record While speaking with VLAD TV, Young Buck explained how 50 Cent's song "Blood Hound" off his highly successful debut album "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" ended up being a big break. By Keenan Higgins December 21, 2020
Original Content Life And Death, According To Mac Miller Mac Miller was one of Hip-Hop’s greatest existential artists, so for what would have been his 30th birthday, we analyze the evolution of his perspectives on life and death. By Joshua Robinson January 19, 2022
Music Migos Document Hip-Hop's History Of Rocking Jewelry With ‘Ice Cold’ Docuseries Iced-out rap trio Migos brought together Slick Rick, City Girls, J Balvin and more to discuss hip-hop's obsession with jewelry in a new, four-part docuseries simply titled ‘Ice Cold.' By Keenan Higgins July 10, 2021