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The Fatback Band’s “King Tim III (Personality Jock)” was the first commercially released hip-hop song
Six years after Coke La Rock rapped his first rhymes at 1520...
August 27, 2019
Lil Wayne said Drake’s music “sucked” when he first heard it and told Jas Prince to stop playing it
While in College, Jas Prince stumbled across Drake‘s music on MySpace and...
August 27, 2019
The Sugarhill Gang “Rapper’s Delight” was the first hip-hop music video
The Sugarhill Gang‘s “Rapper’s Delight” from their self-titled album, was the first...
August 27, 2019
The Sugarhill Gang’s self-titled album “The Sugarhill Gang” was the first hip-hop album
In 1980, Hip-Hop took its first baby steps into the album format,...
August 27, 2019
Drake’s “Marvin’s Room” was actually recorded in Marvin Gaye’s studio room
Drake‘s “Marvin’s Room” was actually recorded in Marvin’s Room (originally named Marvin...
August 26, 2019
Leonardo DiCaprio and Baz Luhrmann were in Jay-Z’s “No Church in the Wild” studio session
While in the pre-production phase of The Great Gatsby, Leonardo DiCaprio and...
August 23, 2019
Run-DMC’s ‘Raising Hell’ was the first Hip-Hop album to go platinum
Raising Hell—the third album by hip hop group Run-D.M.C. was the first...
August 23, 2019
J. Cole’s “Neighbors” beat is “Forbidden Fruit” beat reversed
During a stop in Anaheim on his 4 Your Eyez Only Tour,...
August 22, 2019
A$AP Rocky found the “Fine Whine” beat by typing “A$AP Rocky type beat”
A$AP Rocky found the “Fine Whine” beat from his sophomore album At....
August 22, 2019