HipHopDx Editorials
Tweets Is Watching: Slaughterhouse Preps Album Number Three
Meek Mill sounds off on race relations, Crooked I gives an album update and Just Blaze blasts Jay Z's alleged extorter in this week's Twitter roundup.
Jay Z, Drake & The Greatest Beef That Never Was
How you feel about the end result of Jay Z and Drake's mini-feud may say more about you as a Hip Hop fan than any real or perceived beef between the two of them.
Billionaire Minds: The Race To Become Rap's First Billionaire
In the race to amassing this new statement of ultimate Rap prosperity, between Diddy, Kanye West, Jay Z, 50 Cent, Pitbull & Nicki Minaj, there will be only one winner.
Schott Free Revisits Jay Z's Demo & 5 More Unforgettable Loud Records Stories
From grabbing a copy of Wu-Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M." fresh off the recording reels to digging up samples for Mobb Deep, Schott Free shares rare stories from Loud Records.
Instagram Flexin: Top Instagram Posts For The Week Of April 13, 2014
Drake takes a light jab at Jay Z on TV, Common pays tribute to Nas' "Illmatic" and Macklemore takes a selfie with Michael Jordan in this week's Hip Hop Instagrams.
Tweets Is Watching: Top Tweets For The Week Of April 13, 2014
9th Wonder reminds DJs to play "Illmatic," DJ Premier remembers Guru and Jay Electronica drunk tweets in this week's Twitter roundup.
Nas' "Illmatic" Reviewed By Fashawn For Its 20-Year Anniversary
Fashawn, who once crafted an "Ode To Illmatic," provides a track-by-track breakdown of Nas' 1994 debut album.
Memory Lane: 5 Lesser-Known Stories From The Creation Of Nas' "Illmatic"
From alternate versions of "Represent" and "Memory Lane" to Pete Rock's 10-minute wizardry, here are some lesser-known stories from the creators of Nas' "Illmatic."
The Genesis: Why "Illmatic" Still Matters 20 Years Later
In embodying everything missing from modern Rap, without sounding dated or anachronistic in doing so, "Illmatic" could easily be the best rap release of 2014
Instagram Flexin: Top Instagram Posts For The Week Of April 6, 2014
Game and Nipsey Hussle perform at the DUB show, Outkast links up with Busta Rhymes and Too $hort for a Coachella flick and Kanye West announces his new shoe line release date in this week's Hip Hop Instagrams.
Tweets Is Watching: Top Tweets For The Week Of April 6, 2014
ScHoolboy Q criticizes his magazine cover, Drake goes undercover and Outkast finally reunites at Coachella in this week's Twitter roundup.
Onyx Recalls Suge Knight's Death Row Offer & 5 Memorable Acting Stories
Fredro Starr & Sticky Fingaz reveal rare stories from their acting careers including Lyor Cohen's million dollar offer to pass on "Dangerous Minds."
From Nothin' To Something: How I Launched An Indie Rap Career
On the heels of his first "real" album, "Keep It On The D-Lo," Bay Area rapper D-Lo chronicles his journey from jail to MySpace to working with E-40, Tyga and others.
Instagram Flexin: Top Instagram Posts For The Week Of March 30, 2014
Benzino poses for first post-hospital selfie, Game gets arrested and YG shares a vintage picture in this week's Hip Hop Instagrams.
Tweets Is Watching: Top Tweets For The Week Of March 30, 2014
Joe Budden apologizes for racist posts, El-P knows what's best for your body and no one seems to be getting Nick Cannon's jokes in this week's Twitter roundup.
The Blueprint: 5 Stories Behind Sir Jinx's Most Interesting Collaborations
Exclusive: In honor of his "Penz and Needlez: 100% Raw Hip Hop" project, Sir Jinx revisits his work with Kool G Rap, Snoop Dogg, Souls of Mischief and more.
Instagram Flexin: Top Instagram Posts For The Week Of March 23, 2014
A$AP Rocky announces a new album, DJ Khaled becomes a character in "South Park" and Danny Brown poses with Arsenio Hall in this week's Hip Hop Instagrams.
Tweets Is Watching: Top Tweets For The Week Of March 23, 2014
Jay Z and Notorious B.I.G. cover "New York" magazine, RiFF RaFF deems his album a classic and ScHoolboy Q runs through 20 blunts in 24 hours in this week's Twitter roundup.
Eternal E: A Case For Eazy-E As Rap's Prototypical Artist/Executive
March 26 marks the anniversary of Eazy-E's death; more than just a Gangsta Rapper, Eazy-E pioneered the independent template used by Death Row, No Limit & Roc-A-Fella Records.
Tweets Is Watching: Top Tweets For The Week Of March 16, 2014
Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill experience earthquakes, Kendrick Lamar spreads Compton love, and Snoop Dogg bids his final farewell to a close relative. in this week's Twitter roundup.
