Menace II Society: 20 Years Later

It was my senior year of high school. A hot Memorial Day weekend, May 26, 1993. My cousin and I went to a see it at a theater that has long since closed down, The Americana. Patrons were being waved down with security wands, scanned for guns. It was an inconveinece that we didn’t even […]

EXCLUSIVE: Black Rob Talks Making Music with Nate Dogg; Reflects on East vs. West Feud

(AllHipHop News) Recently during an exclusive interview with New York native Black Rob, AllHipHop spoke with the former Bad Boy artist about his favorite Hip-Hop collaboration over the years. Among other things, Rob explained why the feature with the former Death Row crooner Nate Dogg stuck out in his mind  and how the song was important for his second album, The Rob […]

They Said What?! When Rap Lyrics Cross the Line

Even though Ray J said on Hot 97 that “I Hit It First” wasn’t directed his Kim Kardashian, the lyrics still have people second-guessing that claim.  With lines like, “She might move on to rappers and ballplayers / But we all know I hit it first … I had her head going North and her […]

Lessons From A Legend: DJ Bobcat

Los Angeles based DJ and Producer, Bobcat, has had quite an amazing career in Hip-Hop over the last 25 years. Starting off as a member of the groundbreaking and iconic DJ crew Uncle Jamm’s Army in the early 80’s, Bobcat was able to turn that in to career as a record producer. He was also […]