Homepage Archives: 07/2024

Why 50 Cent was warned against signing with Eminem: “My favourite white boy”

A bizarre warning.

Jul 31, 2024

Dr Dre - 2024 - Rapper - Producer

‘Addictive’, Dr Dre and the $500m beat

A $500m beat.

Jul 31, 2024

Grandmaster Flash and ther furious Five - Hip Hop Hero

The Black CNN: How ‘The Message’ changed hip-hop forever

How one song changed hip-hop.

Jul 31, 2024

The artists Moneybagg Yo wishes he could be like: “I just fell in love”

Moneybagg Yo’s idols.

Jul 30, 2024

The musician Burna Boy called “my childhood hero”

A hero of the Nigerian.

Jul 30, 2024

Common - Hip Hop Hero

‘Blue Sky’: The song Common labelled “that good music”

It was simply “good hip-hop”.

Jul 30, 2024

Gang Starr - Hip Hop Hero

The wild story behind Gang Starr’s final album

A wild yet sad story.

Jul 30, 2024

J Dilla - Hip Hop Hero

The samples that make J Dilla’s classic ‘Donuts’

The classic samples.

Jul 29, 2024

‘Deep Cover’: A pivotal moment in the career of Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg

The track that made Dre & Snoop.

Jul 29, 2024

Lil Wayne - hip Hop Hero

The beat Lil Wayne hated rapping on: “I don’t like this beat”

The Lil Wayne beat he hated.

Jul 29, 2024

André 3000 - 2024

André 3000 thinks Erykah Badu cursed his career

The Erykah Badu curse.

Jul 29, 2024

The Jay-Z album 2 Chainz called “way before its time”

A forward-thinking album.

Jul 28, 2024