Hip-Hop History

Last night was the Philadelphia screening of one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, Straight Outta Compton. The film, based on the story of rap group NWA tells an interesting story of three hip-hop legends, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and the late Eazy E  and what life was like growing up in the streets of […]

For their 2015 October relaunch, Marvel Comics has prepared over 50 covers paying homage to some of your favorite classic hip-hop albums such as, The Chronic by Dr. Dre, Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest, Ready To Die by The Notorious BIG, The Miseducation by Lauryn Hill and many many more. Check out some of […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop: Paid in Full Paid in Full is the debut album of duo Eric B. & Rakim, released on this date in 1987. The album was recorded in producer Marley Marl’s home studio, following Rakim’s response to Eric B.’s search for a rapper to compliment his DJ work. The album produced 5 […]

Today marks the follow up to one of the greatest album’s in hip-hop history, Illmatic. It Was Written was Nas’s second studio album released July 2, 1996. Nas chose to focus his efforts in more of a mainstream direction following the moderate sales following his debut. The album was a departure from that gritty New […]

  Boom Moment In Hip-Hop (1997) It’s been one chaotic week to say the least for Diddy. After his run in with his son’s football coach, to the BadBoy Reunion show at the BET Awards, and plumiting off stage during that same performance, Diddy is ready for this week to end. There is some good […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop (2001) 14 years ago to the day, Philadelphia’s own Beanie Sigel dropped his second studio album, The Reason, under Roc-A-Fella Records. The album featured some of the regulars such as Memphis Bleek, Jay Z, Freeway, Omilio Sparks. He also recruited Scarface, Daz, Kurupt, and Rell to be featured on the album. […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop: Kiss Questions Everything Wrong In The World With Hit Record “Why?” (2004) On June 22, 2004, Jadakiss released his second studio album Kiss of Death under Ruff Ryders and Interscope. This was a follow up to his 2001 gold selling debut Kiss The Game Goodbye. The album reached #1 on both […]

Hip-hop mogul Russel Simmons recently stopped pass a local New York radio station to comment on the tragic shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Russel Simmons shared his thoughts on Donald Trump, Mayor De Blasio, and the racial and economic divide America faces today. During the interview, he also discusses the racial concerns during the Run DMC […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop On this date in 1997, Capone-N-Noreaga released their impactful debut album The War Report. Despite the album having a baring underground feel to it, it did receive success commercially and made Hip Hop/R&B Top Five list that same year. The album spawned many underground hip-hop classics such as “L.A., L.A.”, “T.O.N.Y.”, […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop (June 3rd) Today marks the 18th anniversary of the release of Wu-Tang Forever, the second studio album from Wu-Tang. The two-disc set was a follow up to their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The album debuted number one on the charts with 612,000 copies sold in its first week, […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop On this date in 2009, J Dilla posthumous album, Jay Stay Paid, was released and mixed like a radio show by Pete Rock. It was released on Nature Sounds, and was Dilla’s fourth album overall. Even though vocals were contributed from several artists, it is classified as an instrumental hip-hop album. […]

  Boom Moment In Hip-Hop On this date in 1993, LL Cool J released his fifth studio album under Def Jam Records called 14 Shots to the Dome. This was the follow up album to his hugely successful Mama Said Knock You Out album, released 3 years prior. However, this album didn’t see the commercial […]