Hip-Hop History

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Hip-Hop History Biggie's "King Of New York" Crown, Tupac's Love Letters Up For Auction The Notorious B.I.G's crown and Tupac's love letters from his teenage years will be auctioned off next month. By Aron A. August 25, 2020
Hip-Hop History MixedByAli Talks The End Of Black Hippy MixedByAli opens up about the fabled Black Hippy album, admitting that time simply got away from the lyrically stacked quartet. By Mitch Findlay April 20, 2021
Music Pete Rock Uses Tory Lanez Video To Claim There's "No Leadership" In Today's Rap Does the elder statesman of Hip-Hop have a point? By Keenan Higgins January 09, 2020
Politics Eric Adams Parties With KRS-One In Honor Of Hip-Hop's 49th Anniversary The mayor celebrated the the genre's birthday in Union Square. By Rex Provost August 14, 2022
Music Jam Master Jay Celebrated On What Would Have Been Run-DMC Legend's 55th Birthday Much love to an icon. By Erika Marie January 21, 2020
Music N.O.R.E Celebrates His Self-Titled Debut: "My Favorite Album Of All Time" N.O.R.E's self-titled debut turns twenty-three today, so be sure to show some love to the 1998 classic. By Mitch Findlay July 07, 2021
Pop Culture Biggie's Crown And 2Pac's Love Letters For Sale In First Ever Sotheby's Hip Hop Auction Now you too can own a piece of hip hop history. By Dre D. September 14, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher Recalls First Time Meeting DMX Benny The Butcher shares the backstory behind his recent meeting with DMX, during which the pair previewed music and kicked it for hours. By Mitch Findlay April 26, 2021
Music Rare 2Pac Throwback Pic Resurfaces A rare 2Pac Shakur throwback picture has resurfaced, with the original caption providing deeper insight into the rapper's "fire and passion." By Mitch Findlay January 28, 2021
Music Big Pun's "Capital Punishment" Turns 22 Happy twenty-second birthday to Big Pun's classic debut "Capital Punishment," an album that cemented him among hip-hop's deadliest lyricists. By Mitch Findlay April 28, 2020
Hip-Hop History Akon Didn't Sign Drake Because He Sounded "Like Eminem" Akon speaks about why he passed on signing Drake, claiming that his demo tape sounded like Eminem. By Alex Zidel August 24, 2020
Hip-Hop History Nicki Minaj Apologizes After T-Pain Says She Ghosted Him In 2007 Nicki Minaj responds after T-Pain reveals that she curved his request for a verse in 2007. By Aron A. June 13, 2021