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Hip-Hop was originally called “Disco Rap”
Hip-Hop music was originally called “Disco Rap” Before the music genre, we...
November 2, 2021
Ice Cube was in a group called Stereo Crew before he was in N.W.A.
Before he was in N.W.A., Ice Cube was in a group called...
August 24, 2021
The FBI sent Ruthless Records a warning letter in response to N.W.A’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’ album content
1989: The F.B.I. vs Compton’s N.W.A. It’s no surprise musically, N.W.A. is...
August 23, 2021
RZA, GZA, and ODB were in a group called All in Together Now before Wu-Tang Clan
In the mid-1980s, years before Wu–Tang Clan was founded, Cousins GZA (then...
August 22, 2021
Run-D.M.C. helped the Beastie Boys write “Paul Revere”
Run-D.M.C. helped The Beastie Boys write the third single from their debut...
April 6, 2020
Tone Loc’s debut album ‘Loc-ed After Dark’ was the first solo No. 1 rap album
Tone Loc‘s debut album Loc-ed After Dark, which was released on January...
March 24, 2020
Kanye West lived in China for a year at the age of 10 years old
Back in 1987, a then 10-year-old Kanye West lived in China for...
March 19, 2020
Kurtis Blow was the first rapper on a magazine cover
In 1983, Kurtis Blow—who is the first rapper for a lot of...
February 21, 2020
Kurtis Blow was the first rapper to perform in a Stadium
On September 19, 1980, Kurtis Blow played Madison Square Garden with Bob...
February 19, 2020