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Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, KQED’s year-long exploration of Bay Area hip-hop history. For many listeners, Bay Area rap from the late ’80s and early ’90s calls to mind the dark ...
Today’s rumors are sponsored by AHH’s CEO Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur, who says Hip-Hop owes women an apology. Click the picture to read the editorial and see if you agree/disagree. MORE 50 CENT STUFF! A ...
When the MC known as MaceyOMaze was growing up in Fields Corner, his father would play classic hip-hop in the family van. The lyrics typically detailed life in hip-hop capitals like New York and Los ...
“I'm in the lion's den,” Questlove blurts out before I can ask the first question, with a laugh that confirms he’s being eaten alive online. It was either the perfect pitch for a book that chronicles ...
If you’re in a Burger King bathroom today, please get busy in honor of the great Shock G. The world is mourning for the legendary Digital Underground MC, who died Thursday at only 57. Gregory Jacobs ...
Shock G, the rapper, producer and musician born Gregory Edward Jacobs who flipped the funk for a new generation and introduced the world to Tupac Shakur as the leader of Bay Area hip-hop collective ...
The opening lines of Digital Underground’s chart-topping 1990 breakthrough, “The Humpty Dance” doubled as a prophecy. Under his nom de schnozz, Humpty Hump, the performer alternately known as Shock G ...
In honor of Power Players week, Billboard's Hip-Hop team celebrates the legendary hip-hop labels that molded the superstars we love. As Hip-Hop shaped the sound of the streets and transformed the ...