AA Hip Hop Staff

In an interview on CTRL, ALT, D-Stroy with host D-Stroy, Havoc of Mobb Deep shared a wild memory from his early production days: the time he lost a beat that Puff Daddy had already paid for.

In a raw and reflective interview with Gully TV, Virginia rapper Quan retraced the unlikely rise of “Just a Moment,” the Street’s Disciple standout that introduced him to the world—and the quiet fallout that came after.

Former NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp has pleaded guilty to a second-degree assault charge stemming from a 2023 shooting incident in a Tacoma, Washington, mall parking lot.

Back in the mid-’90s and early 2000s, four labels stood at the center of hip-hop’s commercial explosion: Bad Boy, Roc-A-Fella, Murder Inc., and Ruff Ryders.

Before their untimely deaths, both DMX and Prodigy publicly raised concerns about the music industry’s inner workings, often naming key figures including Jay-Z, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and former record executive Lyor Cohen.

On July 11, 2025, a long-dreamt matchup becomes reality: Stove God Cooks will appear on Let God Sort Em Out, the first Clipse album in 15 years.

In the summer of 2000, something legendary happened live on New York airwaves. Roc-A-Fella Records—already climbing fast off the strength of Vol. 3 Jay-Z and a growing roster—stormed into Hot 97 and took over Funkmaster Flex’s primetime slot.

Midway through the a recent episode of Sway in the Morning, Sway brought up a clip from Redman’s Instagram—an emotional public service announcement warning women and parents about a spike in kidnappings and human trafficking. What happened next...