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Nas and The Firm on the “Full Circle” track from King’s Disease

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. It stands as a testament to his longevity and sustained greatness, with a career now spanning nearly three decades since his debut appearance on Main Source’s 1992...
Tupac Shakur and Treach photographed together in the 1990s

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...
Eve at the Grammy Awards and Dr. Dre at The Defiant Ones premiere

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. Although her time at Aftermath was short and did not pan out, Dr. Dre still played a significant role in her career. Eve later described Dr. Dre as tough...
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 highly anticipated Power spinoff, Power Book II: Ghost, has finally arrived. The series serves as a direct continuation of events from the original show. For this season, 50 Cent played a key role as executive producer by bringing Mary J. Blige onboard as a...
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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LL Cool J: Real Hip Hop Ambassador (Part 1)

LL Cool J: Real Hip Hop Ambassador (Part 1)

LL Cool J is on a mission to provide an outlet on Sirius XM radio of pure, raw, uncut hip hop.  His channel “Rock The Bells Radio” had just launched in late March.  Playing cuts from hip hop’s inception in the late 70’s through the early 2000’s. He made it clear that...

Notorious Big and Craig Mack: The B.I.G. Mack Attack

Notorious Big and Craig Mack: The B.I.G. Mack Attack

The year was 1994.  Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy or Diddy had been let go from his position as vice president of Uptown Records talent and marketing divisions by his mentor Andre Harrell.  At that point in time he had built up a track record helping shape and mold acts...

Will Smith: New Project on The Horizon?!?!

Will Smith: New Project on The Horizon?!?!

Will Smith recently has been showing to the world that after all these years that he still has the itch to get behind the mic and spit a couple of bars. Whether it is in the studio and doing a freestyle or hopping on songs with his son Jaden Smith or the artist Nicky...

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