Category: Hip Hop Hero

The story behind The Pharcyde’s ‘Passin’ Me By’ ‘Passin’ Me By’ is a track that defied all odds. Because in early 1990s LA, gangsta rap ruled the scene, with the…

Toronto rapper YTN Paco murdered in fatal shooting Toronto rapper YTN Paco was shot and killed in Scarborough, Ontario, earlier this week. The 23-year-old (real name Shakur Clarke-Sargeant) died in…

50 Cent’s single favourite movie of all time While we may still conceive of 50 Cent primarily as a rapper, the truth is that, since the release of his fifth…

The moment Kendrick Lamar crossed paths with Dr Dre and Tupac Shakur at nine years old Kendrick Lamar signed a deal with Dr Dre’s Aftermath label when he was 24,…

Jay-Z blocked from opening $5.4 billion casino in Times Square Jay-Z won’t be opening a casino in Times Square after all. The rapper was blocked from its development by the…

Cardi B accuses Nicki Minaj’s father of molesting her in scathing feud Cardi B and Nicki Minaj’s longtime beef was taken to another level on September 30th. The pair went…

The rapper Eminem called the “greatest songwriter of all time” Eminem is considered one of the greatest lyricists of all time and is definitely in most people’s top ten. As…

Nas’ favourite albums of the 1980s The music we listen to in childhood, and especially as teenagers, deeply shapes our tastes as adults. It stays with us forever, and, for…

The song Eminem wrote for the all the bullied kids To return to the very early 2000s, and to listen to the hyperactive, cocky madness of Slim Shady at his…