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On Saturday August 22, 1987, 75,000 metalheads undertook a pilgrimage to Donington Park for the eighth staging of the annual ...
If you missed the first season, let’s catch you up. Lo-Fi in Hi-Fi is a free monthly listening party put on by Shangri-La Records to honor classic Memphis rap albums from the ‘90s—think underground ...
However, there was one firm exception: the gangsta rap scene of the ‘90s. “We didn’t give permission to sample our songs when the request came from people promoting violence or abuse, especially in ...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has turned up the dial to 11 on his anti-Apple rhetoric, calling the iPhone maker a “gangster-style business” which has concluded that “crime pays.” He said that ...
Queen once banned a gangster rap artist from sampling one of their songs. Speaking to MOJO Magazine, the legendary guitarist revealed how an artist once wanted to use one of their hits in their ...
Over the last six years, the festival has hosted impressive performers— Drake, 50 Cent, Burna Boy, Nicki Minaj, SZA, and Usher have all graced the main stage. In that time, Dreamville Fest has ...
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The rise of gangsta rap turned heads, and whether you agreed with the lyrics or not, you could not ignore the revolution that had been set in motion. Eazy-E may not have been the most gifted lyricist ...
The rapper and songwriter born Calvin Broadus Jr. became one of the best-known figures in hip-hop in the 1990s and is considered the artist who for many introduced the West Coast gangsta rap sound ...
On this day in 1995, gangsta rap pioneer Eric “Eazy-E” Wright succumbed to complications from AIDS, less than 10 days after publicly revealing his diagnosis. Few figures in hip-hop history ...
While early hip-hop centered on East and West Coast scenes, female rappers played crucial roles in establishing Southern rap as a dominant force. Gangsta Boo emerged as the sole female member of ...