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Reviews How "Rapper's Delight" Helped Solidify Hip Hop In 1979, the Sugarhill Gang's song "Rapper's Delight" became an instant hit that has influenced hip hop artists for decades. By Marvin J October 19, 2023
Original Content Why August 11 Is Considered Hip-Hop's Birthday? We're looking back on DJ Kool Herc's block party on August 11, 1973 which catapulted hip-hop into the cultural revolution it is today. By Caleb Hardy May 26, 2023
Original Content The 10 Most Stacked Rap Album Release Dates In Hip-Hop History So Far We look at some of the stacked rap album release battles of the past and present. By Jibril Yassin November 23, 2018
Original Content Ashanti's Reign: The Importance Of Murder Inc's First Lady Taking a look back at the First Lady of Murder Inc.'s reign at the top of R&B and rap. By Jibril Yassin March 27, 2019
Music 50 Cent Hilariously Recalls His First Time Meeting Eminem The G-Unit mogul thought it was all a prank. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 02, 2024
Music Grandmaster Flash Slams People Who Misrepresent Hip-Hop's True History The legendary DJ believes that many so-called experts aren't getting the story right when it comes to the genre's origin. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 17, 2023
Music Snoop Dogg & KXNG Crooked Reflect On Tupac's Comedic Side Snoop Dogg and 2Pac shared some memorable studio sessions. By Mitch Findlay July 16, 2019
Music Young Buck Explains How Problems With 50 Cent Escalated In G-Unit In a recent interview, the rapper is giving some intimate details about the crumble of his relationship with 50 Cent. By Madusa S. December 28, 2020
Music 40 Glocc Recounts Tumbling Down Hill With The Game In Hot Pursuit Hell hath no fury like The Game scorned. By Mitch Findlay January 30, 2020
Original Content How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks Nearly 30 years on since its release, we take a look at why Ice Cube's retort to his former NWA collaborators is still heralded as the greatest diss track of all time. By Robert Blair October 29, 2019
Music Public Enemy Once Used An Imposter To Fill In For Chuck D At A Show Chuck D managed to have an entourage member take his place during his absence. By Aron A. May 06, 2019
Music Nas & Slick Rick Post Up In Historical Hip-Hop Photo Two master storytellers cross paths. By Mitch Findlay September 21, 2018