If you’ve been a New York City resident for some time, you’ve likely noticed how your once empty subway car is still packed with people,…

  Rappers position themselves to make it seem like nothing scares or bothers them. However, real-life issues do mess with their heads. Recently, former Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil Cease recounted a tale where his best friend and mentor Biggie Smalls refused to allow him to meet the legendary Michael Jackson. Cease recounted the story at […]

Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace (pictured) was gunned down on March 9, 1997, just two months shy of his 25th birthday. With fame and all the…

Somewhere on the outskirts of New York a hip-hop moment twenty years in the making is about to commence. It’s the kind of frosty, January night that inspired the uncompromising verses and beats that defined an era: “Escuchela La ciudad respirando….” In one part of town a leader of hip-hop’s new school, 9th Wonder, is holding a […]

  As another year passes, many are left to wonder what could have been for the life of one of the most prolific Hip Hop artists to ever bless a microphone. Writers often focus on the life and career of Christopher Wallace, and gloss over what his loss meant to Hip Hop across the board. […]

Before they became embroiled in one of the most unfortunate feuds in hip-hop history, the late Christopher Wallace and Tupac Amaru Shakur were friends. While the two MCs, who eventually lost their lives to gun violence, never released an official song together, a recorded freestyle from a show in 1993 is as well known as any […]

The internet is buzzing after the release of Biggie Smalls‘ autopsy report 15 years after his still unsolved murder. While the autopsy report didn’t reveal more than we knew 15 years ago, some of the statements left in the comment section of TMZ’s site were vile and disrespectful. Which begs the question, what the hell […]

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According to AllHipHop.com‘s Illseed, There is a new beef brewing that is deadly serious. In the new song, “Do Somethin” by Uncle Murda, the rapper is said to be addressing avenging the death of The Notorious B.I.G. by killing one Marion “Suge” Knight! Now, while the rumors have always been that Suge had a part […]

Biggie Smalls was absolutely correct when he made “Mo Money, Mo Problems.” The recent New Jersey Powerball winner Pedro Quezada is experiencing that now. Quezada is being hit up to pay child support because the lottery winner is $29,000 behind. Passaic Police went to Pedro Quezada’s apartment the day after he claimed his $338 million […]

  The good folks at Hip Hop DX posted a story that made us feel sort of sad. In an interview with Sway, Lil Kim admitted that it took her an uber long time to get over the death of her mentor Biggie Smalls. Grief and loss can be hard, and everyone deals with it […]

Part of hip-hop’s initial purpose was for each one to teach one or at least offer up some advice. 90s Miami rapper Luther “Luke” Campbell had some words of wisdom for his fellow Miami native Rick Ross. Ross has been in the headlines recently due to the fact an attempt was made on his life […]

Baseball star Robinson Cano just signed a deal with the Seattle Mariners worth $240 million. But like Biggie said, the more money you make, the more problems you’ll have. Robinson Cano’s baby mama is fighting for more child support despite having trouble getting Cano to pay the monthly $600 payments already in place.   A […]