2Pac Scores a Posthumous Hit: Oct. 13 in Hip-Hop History
On this day in hip-hop history, albums by Prince, Freddie Foxxx and Jurassic 5 were released, while “Changes” becomes a hit for 2Pac more than…
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A Tribe Called Quest Albums, Ranked Worst to Best
A Tribe Called Quest is one of the most revered groups of all-time, and with good cause. We’ve ranked their fantastic discography from worst to best.…
Ice-T Uses His ‘Freedom of Speech’: October 10 in Hip-Hop History
On this day, Ice-T battles the censorship police, Biz Markie is a scientist with his second album and Ja Rule gets spiritual on Rule 3:36.…
T.I. Gets ‘Serious’ on His Debut Album: Oct. 9 in Hip-Hop History
In our Dirty South edition, we salute Atlanta rhymers T.I. and Bubba Sparxxx who released their under-appreciated debut albums on this day. In addition, Flo Rida put…
10 Worst Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Rap Snubs
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been slow to acknowledge the contributions made by hip-hop acts. We’re taking a look at the 10…
LL Cool J, Janet & Chaka Among 2019 Rock Hall Nominees
Music icons LL Cool J, Janet Jackson and Rufus & Chaka Khan have been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This will be…
Salt-N-Pepa and Naughty By Nature Join ‘MixTape Tour’
Rap legends Salt-N-Pepa and Naughty By Nature have joined New Kids on the Block for a special tour that celebrates the pop grandeur of the…
Rappers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: A Complete History
Since 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been honoring artists in the rock, blues, soul and even country music genres. Since 2007,…
Prince’s ‘Dirty Mind’: A Guide to Every Track
Prince released his third studio album, Dirty Mind, in 1980, almost exactly a year after his self-titled sophomore album of 1979. Though Dirty Mind charted…
Vanilla Ice Preps for the Big Screen: Oct. 8 in Hip-Hop History
On this day in hip-hop and R&B history, uber-producer Teddy Riley was born, Prince released the best album of his early career, Vanilla Ice geared…
Janet Jackson Releases ‘Velvet Rope’: Oct. 7 in Hip-Hop History
On this day, Janet Jackson freed herself from The Velvet Rope and Ludacris released the delectable Chicken-n-Beer. We also give birthday shoutouts to hip-hop icon MC…
Common Asks to Borrow A Dollar: Oct. 6 in Hip-Hop History
On this day in hip-hop history, Common makes his rap debut, Kurupt shows respect to his East and West Coast roots, Pras and Bizzy Bone make…
Wu-Tang Clan, Dipset and Lil Wayne: A Guide to the 2018 A3C Fest
This year’s A3C Festival & Conference is already well underway in Atlanta and, per usual, it’s packed with performances and panels featuring industry heavyweights, including…
A Run-DMC Classic Gets EDM Treatment: Oct. 5 in Hip-Hop History
On this day, remixer Jason Nevins turned Run-DMC’s classic song “It’s Like That” into worldwide EDM hit, De La Soul released their stellar album Grind…
TLC’s 15 Best Deep Cuts & Album Tracks
As TLC, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas earned the title of the best-selling American female group of all time with…