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Pop Culture “The Black Slim Shady”: Breaking Down The Game’s Eminem Diss Track From issues at Aftermath to challenging the Rap God's status, The Game went at Eminem on all fronts on "The Black Slim Shady." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2022
Music Rappers Who Have Earned Both An Oscar & Grammy Awards shows have not always given rappers the flowers they deserve. But a few hip hop luminaries have gone on to win an Oscar and a Grammy. By Mike Fugere June 01, 2023
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
Original Content Eve & Dr. Dre Forged The Ruff Ryders & Aftermath Alliance Eve and Dr. Dre developed a strong and surefire chemistry, forging an alliance between two great hip-hop dynasties. By Mitch Findlay April 28, 2020
Music Eminem Speaks On Overusing Accents On "Relapse," Confirms No Chance Of "Relapse 2" Eminem sat down with his manager Paul Rosenberg for a podcast conversation centered around "Relapse," "MMLP 2" and more. By Rose Lilah September 08, 2022
Music Suge Knight Intimidated 50 Cent On Set Of "In Da Club" Video Shoot, Says D12's Bizarre Bizarre recalled that after Fif joined the Shady/Aftermath roster all those years ago, things took a turn. By Erika Marie June 17, 2022
TV "Carmen: A Hip Hopera" Turns 22: A Look Back Celebrate 22 years of "Carmen: A Hip Hopera," the groundbreaking fusion of hip hop & opera starring Beyoncé, that changed pop culture forever. By Erika Marie May 09, 2023
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" Series Is A Reminder Of His God-Tier MC Status While we anticipate "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers," we take a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" series. By Aron A. May 11, 2022
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
Hip-Hop History Memphis Bleek Shares Rare Footage Of His First Performance With Jay-Z Memphis Bleek shares rare footage of the first time he performed "Coming Of Age" with Jay-Z. By Aron A. March 14, 2023
Music Big U Recalls Saving Jimmy Henchman From Suge Knight & 20 Goons Big U recalls the time he prevented a conflict between Jimmy Henchman and Suge Knight -- who happened to be rolling with twenty goons. By Mitch Findlay March 16, 2021
Original Content Eminem And Cancel Culture: An Incomplete History In the wake of TikTok's attempts to banish Slim Shady once and for all, we take a look at how Eminem has not only thrived when surrounded by controversy, but continuously escaped "cancelling." By Robert Blair March 11, 2021