Hip-Hop History

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Original Content The Life & Legacy Of Death Row Records How a cutting-edge record label would come to define an entire era. By Luke Hinz April 10, 2019
Music Questlove Explains Why Black Thought Was "Blackballed" By Fellow Emcees During an appearance on Talib Kweli's "The People's Party," Questlove reveals the harsh truth that Jay-Z once told him about Black Thought. By Mitch Findlay March 22, 2021
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 Angie Stone Remembered: From Hip Hop Pioneer To Neo-Soul Icon The tragic loss of Angie Stone has reverberated beyond music. For Women's History Month, we're looking back at her legacy & impact on generations of artists & music lovers. By Erika Marie March 05, 2025
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
Original Content 50 Cent Changed Mixtapes Forever With the lines between mixtapes and albums blurrier than ever, we look at how 50 Cent revolutionized the format forever on his road to "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'." By Robert Blair March 11, 2020
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
Music Jermaine Dupri Says He Created "106 & Park" For Bow Wow The megaproducer is shedding light on how one of BET's most memorable shows was developed. By Erika Marie December 16, 2022
Original Content What Happened To Rakim's Aftermath Album With Dr. Dre? In one of hip-hop's greatest cases of "what could've been," we revisit Rakim's brief spell on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and why the "Oh My God" album never surfaced. By Robert Blair March 24, 2020
Music Wu-Tang Clan "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" Timeline: What Happened & What's Next? This extra-rare, multi-million-dollar Wu-Tang Clan album has been through a few ringers at this point. Why is it coming back, and what led us here? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2024
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
Hip-Hop History Snoop Dogg Was Confronted By Bloods On "Training Day" Set, According To Spice-1 Spice-1 says Snoop Dogg was harassed by members of the Bloods on the set of "Training Day." By Aron A. September 16, 2022