Big Daddy Kane on rappers who use ghostwriters: “You really ain’t no MC”
Ghostwriting is the stamp of a fake.
Old School Archives Archives: 04/2025
The worst job J Cole ever had: “I don’t think a man can do that job”
The job lasted under two weeks.
The song Lupe Fiasco denied was a Nicki Minaj diss: “That’s a distraction”
“It’s not taking shots at anybody.”
The five most important street codes according to 50 Cent
50 was shot and dealt drugs in South Jamaica, Queens.
The record labels Snoop Dogg called hip-hop’s most important: “You got to give respect”
Started independent black labels.
The album that changed Pharrell’s life: “It was a total game-changer”
Pharrell was 16 when the album was released.
Drake’s advice for heartbreak: “It was like my world was going to end”
Always emotional in his lyrics.
The ridiculed rapper Nelly believes brought entrepreneurship to hip-hop: “Why was he hated?”
A debatable assertion.