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Fat Joe Questions Growing ‘Femininity’ In Hip Hop

Fat Joe is not a fan of the growing “femininity” in Hip Hop among straight rappers, and he’s pretty sure it wouldn’t have been tolerated during his era.During an Instagram Live stream on Friday (April 26), Joey Crack made it clear that his criticism does not pertain to people who are actually gay, but those who identify as straight but still paint their nails and wear dresses.“Listen, guys, don’t misplace […]

todayApril 30, 2024 2

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Ludacris Recognized Atlanta Falcons Hip Hop 50 Performance

Ludacris has received his first-ever Webby Award for his epic performance during the Atlanta Falcons Hip Hop 50 celebration, and the Atlanta legend was thrilled to pieces about the honor.Taking to Instagram on Thursday (April 25), the rapper-turned-actor thanked the committee for the honor, and confessed that it was on his agenda to do, with or without the award.“I just received word that I’ve received a Webby Award — the […]

todayApril 26, 2024 3

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Keith LeBlanc, Pioneering Hip Hop Drummer, Dies At 70

Keith LeBlanc, a pioneering drummer who has worked with the likes of Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang, has passed at age 70.Variety reports the musician died Thursday (April 5), following a battle with an undisclosed illness.LeBlanc, alongside bassist Doug Wimbish and guitarist Skip McDonald, were the house band for the groundbreaking record labels Sugar Hill Records and Tommy Boy Records. LeBlanc drummed on scores of important early Hip Hop […]

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DJ Paul Agrees With Nelly’s Argument About Eras Of Hip Hop

DJ Paul has shared his thoughts on Nelly’s argument about the eras of Hip Hop, concurring that the best era was the 2000s.TMZ caught up with the Memphis legend on Friday (March 8) to get his thoughts on the debate, and he wasn’t shy in sharing his opinion.Of course, the Three 6 Mafia producer may be biased considering his group had its most successful run during this decade, including an […]

todayMarch 11, 2024 1

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Steve Stoute Called Out By Run-DMC Fans Over Hip Hop Sneaker Claim

Steve Stoute has made some big claims in a recent interview, and one of them has fans of Run-DMC ready to throw their adidas.In his sit-down on a new episode of Shannon Sharpe‘s Club Shay Shay podcast, Stoute — an executive who has made a career of bringing together Hip Hop and the corporate world — talked about his influence in the context of shoe deals for rappers.But his claim […]

todayMarch 8, 2024 4

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Pete Rock Wants To Stay Off Any ‘Hip Hop Producer List’

Pete Rock has claimed that he doesn’t want to be included on ‘any hip hop producer list’ that would pit him against others in the game.Despite being one of the pioneers of jazz rap and being mentioned in conversation alongside DJ Premier, Q-Tip, J Dilla, Madlib and more, the NYC-producer does not want his likeness attached to any list attempting to rank hip-hop’s greatest producers of all time.In an Instagram post on Wednesday […]

todayFebruary 9, 2024 4

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Grandmaster Flash Explains Why Drake Is Hip Hop

Exclusive - Grandmaster Flash has weighed on in on the debate over Drake‘s authenticity as a Hip Hop artist and his place in the culture.During a brief conversation with HipHopDX the 2024 Grammy Awards’ red carpet on Sunday (February 4), the legendary DJ co-signed Drizzy and even explained that his versatility is what makes him such a superstar.“What I admire about Drake is he’ll rap on all different styles of beats,” […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

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The Drake Dilemma – Drake vs. Hip Hop 2023: A Deep Dive

Drake‘s current place in Hip Hop is explored in the latest episode of HipHopDX‘s “Deep Dive” series — watch it below.The 24-minute video combines Drake’s own thoughts about his style and career, with commentary by others ranging from Mos Def to 50 Cent to Jim Jones to attempt to answer the question: is Drake still Hip Hop?No matter which metric of success you wish to judge him by – album […]

todayFebruary 5, 2024 2

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Eminem Knows More About Hip Hop Than ‘The Average Black Person’

Eminem has a better knowledge of Hip Hop than “the average black person,” according to Cassidy.Asked about recent comments by controversial activist Dr. Umar Johnson, who said calling Em one of the greatest rappers of all time was “white supremacy,” the Philadelphia native disagreed with that view.Speaking to The Art of Dialogue, Cassidy said: “I do think Eminem is great. He proved it a lot of times. A lot of […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 1

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