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Xzibit - Hip Hop Hero

How Conor McGregor signed Xzibit, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Obie Trice

A controversial record exec.

Tiernan Cannon
Jun 17, 2026
The story behind Schoolly D’s PSK What Does It Mean

The story behind Schoolly D’s ‘PSK What Does It Mean?’

“More reverb”.

Tiernan Cannon
Jun 7, 2026
The Pharcyde - Hip Hop Hero

How a Rick James collaborator inspired The Pharcyde to make their 1992 album

Learning from the best.

Tiernan Cannon
Apr 25, 2026
Gang Starr - Hip Hop Hero

The Gang Starr albums Guru loved the most: “It’s a tie”

“It’s a tie depending on my mood.”

Tiernan Cannon
Mar 21, 2026
House of Pain - Hip Hop Hero

Why House of Pain’s ‘Jump Around’ is a St Patrick’s Day anthem

“Pack it up, pack it in…”

Tiernan Cannon
Mar 17, 2026
Skee-Lo - Hip Hop Hero

The story behind Skee-Lo’s ‘I Wish’

“I wish I was a little bit taller…”

Tiernan Cannon
Mar 15, 2026

The difference between ‘All Eyez on Me’ and Tupac Shakur’s other albums

“Life is not just beautiful.”

Tiernan Cannon
Feb 15, 2026
The bitter story behind Slum Village and Kanye West’s Selfish

The real story behind Kanye West’s ‘Family Business’

“I got plenty of material.”

Tiernan Cannon
Feb 10, 2026

The one song Missy Elliott said “changed the game”

A ’90s classic.

Tiernan Cannon
Dec 15, 2025

The story behind Cypress Hill’s ‘How I Could Just Kill a Man’

A classic.

Tiernan Cannon
Dec 15, 2025
Naughty by Nature - 1990's

The story behind Naughty by Nature’s ‘Hip Hop Hooray’

“Our unofficial hip-hop anthem.”

Tiernan Cannon
Nov 28, 2025
Salt N Pepa - 1990s - Group

The story behind Salt-N-Pepa’s ‘Shoop’

“Makes me wanna…”

Tiernan Cannon
Nov 18, 2025

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