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Three 6 Mafia was the first rap group to win an Oscar
On March 5, 2006, at the 78th Academy Awards, Three 6 Mafia...
October 30, 2019
Eminem was the first rapper to win an Oscar
Marshall Mathers—also known as—Eminem became the first rapper to win an Academy...
October 30, 2019
Kanye West auditioned for Will Ferrell’s movie Semi-Pro but lost the role to Andre 3000
Kanye West auditioned for Will Ferrell’s 2008 movie Semi-Pro but he lost...
October 30, 2019
D12 passed on the beat for 50 Cent’s “In da Club”
The beat for 50 Cent‘s hit single In da Club was originally...
October 29, 2019
The bear on the cover of Kanye West’s first three albums was named Dropout
The bear on the cover of Kanye West’s first three albums, 2004’s...
October 22, 2019
DMX is the first rapper to have his first five albums debut at No. 1
DMX‘s first five albums It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, Flesh of...
October 21, 2019
“Hey Ya” by OutKast was the first song on iTunes to reach one million downloads
Steve Jobs and Apple launched iTunes on January 9, 2001, A couple...
October 21, 2019
Pharrell gave Pusha T 15 minutes to get to the studio to record over the “Grindin’” beat or it was going to Jay-Z
In a 2012 interview with Life + Times to celebrate the then...
September 10, 2019
Kanye West directed the music video for Drake’s first single ‘Best I Ever Had’
Drake‘s “Best I Ever Had” music video, The basketball-themed music video, which...
September 2, 2019