Hip-Hop History

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Original Content How Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" Changed Rap It's been decades since Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" released, & the album remains one of the most influential hip-hop records. By Caleb Hardy April 14, 2023 1462 Views
Hip-Hop History B-Real Recounts Being Ice Cube's "Armed Security" & Running Into Eazy-E B-Real recalls linking up with Ice Cube and acting as his armed security whenever they hung out. By Aron A. August 02, 2020 60.9K Views
Original Content How Sauce Money Became East Coast Hip-Hop's Silent Witness After he fired shots at Diddy and Jay-Z, we unpack the legacy of Marcy Project's best-kept-secret and esteemed ghostwriter Sauce Money. By Robert Blair February 01, 2020 14.0K Views
Original Content Travie McCoy On Working With Drake & Lil Wayne, Tyga Relationship & The Future Of Gym Class Heroes Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy discusses his influence on the new generation, his leaked collab with The Alchemist & Lil Wayne, battling addiction, and his thoughts on Machine Gun Kelly's foray into pop-punk. By Aron A. September 21, 2021 12.2K Views
Original Content Pete Rock Explains His Sampling Process, The Power Of Jazz, & Why Crate-Digging Will Never Die Pete Rock breaks down his extensive career, the legendary Black artists that inspired him, why crate-digging will never go extinct, the magic of live instrumentation, and much more. By Mitch Findlay February 05, 2021 5.7K Views
Music Case Reflects On Crafting R&B Classics With Ex-Flame Mary J. Blige A walk down memory lane. By Erika Marie January 25, 2020 8.3K Views
Hip-Hop History Young Buck Explains The Game Getting Booted From G-Unit By 50 Cent Young Buck continues to drop classic G-Unit tales in his extensive interview with VLAD TV, this time bringing us back to when The Game got kicked out of G-Unit and the shootout that started everything. By Keenan Higgins December 25, 2020 168.9K Views
Music Keyshia Cole Reveals What Tupac Told Her About Death Row On The Day He Died Tupac Shakur told Keyshia Cole that he was going to leave Death Row on the day he died, asking her to come sign to Quincy Jones with him. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2020 85.3K Views
Original Content Boosie's Most Controversial Moments After what's been a particularly turbulent year for the Louisianian, we take a look back at Boosie's lengthy history of sparking outrage. By Robert Blair December 29, 2021 5.0K Views
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 153.4K Views
Relationships Jada Pinkett-Smith & Tupac: A Rare Friendship The relationship between Jada Pinkett-Smith and Tupac continues to prompt much in the way of theorizing. By Samuel Allan August 07, 2019 36.9K Views
Music Busta Rhymes Explains How Dr. Dre-Produced "Break Ya Neck" Came Together Busta Rhymes explains how he and Dr. Dre came together to bring "Break Ya Neck" to life, along with many more of his classic singles. By Mitch Findlay December 16, 2020 5.7K Views