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Nas & The Firm Reunite on Full Circle track | Hip Hop News journal

Nas and The Firm: Full Circle Deep Dive Part 1

Nas’s recently released album King’s Disease marked his fourteenth project to debut in the top ten. A testament to his longevity and greatness with a career that has nearly spanned thirty years since his debut on Main Source’s 1992 “Live at the Barbeque”. Production...
Tupac and Treach's Inspiring Friendship | A Tale of Brotherhood

Tupac and Treach: Dedication from the Heart

The date, September 13th, 2020, marks twenty-four years since the passing of Tupac Shakur. It is one of those events that many remember where they were when his untimely death occurred. There were vast outcries and numerous dedications from artists whom he had made an...
The Role of Dr. Dre in Eve's Rise to Fame | Hip Hop News Journal

Eve and Dr Dre: Aftermath and Beyond

It has been well documented that Eve was signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath label before her run with the Ruff Ryders label. Even though her tenure with the label was short and did not pan out, Dr. Dre would still play a significant role in her career. Eve would describe...
50 Cent and Mary J Blige Collab with Method Man | Power Book II

50 Cent and Mary J Blige with Method Man: Power Music Collab

  The much-anticipated spinoff of the Power series, Power Book II: Ghost has finally arrived. The spinoff is a direct continuation of events from the main series. 50 Cent for this season as the executive producer was instrumental bringing onboard Mary J. Blige...
MC Eiht & Snoop Dogg's War Zone Project | Hip Hop News Journal

MC Eiht and Snoop Dogg: War Zone Project

    In recent years West Coast hip hop legend MC Eiht has been active putting out projects including 2017’s Which Way Iz West, executively produced by DJ Premier. In addition to last year’s Gangsta Bizness with his group Compton’s Most Wanted. Prior to that...

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Warren G and 2Pac: Bridge between Death Row and Def Jam

Warren G and 2Pac: Bridge between Death Row and Def Jam

Warren G recently sat down with legendary radio personality Big Boy in conjunction with the recently released G-Funk documentary.  Over the course of an hour Warren G and Big Boy covered discussed many topics.  Something that caught my attention was the time period...

Eminem: Finding The Right Home

Eminem: Finding The Right Home

Before Eminem ended up signing his major label deal with Dr Dre’s Aftermath/Jimmy Iovine Interscope in 1998 he had been in touch with other labels that ultimately did not sign him. Some of the labels just completely ignored them while others recognized his talent but...

Warren G: G-Funk at Its Finest

Warren G: G-Funk at Its Finest

Warren G’s “G-Funk “documentary premiered today on YouTube Premium. The documentary covers the origins and history of the West Coast hip hop genre that had made such a splash on the music soundscape starting in the early 90’s. Taking the sounds from 70’s funk groups...

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