The Birth of Canadian Hip Hop
Hip hop has been a cultural force since its inception in the Bronx in the late 1970s. The genre has spread all over the world, including...
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East vs West: The Tragic Beef Between Tupac and Biggie
The feud between Biggie Smalls (Notorious B.I.G.) and Tupac Shakur is one of the most infamous beefs in the history of hip-hop. The...
The Wu-Tang Clan: The Legendary Hip-Hop Group that Revolutionized Music
The Wu-Tang Clan is a legendary hip-hop group that emerged from Staten Island, New York, in the early 1990s. The group's nine original...
26 YEARS LATER, 'The 18th Letter' IS STILL INSPIRING MUSIC
It’s challenging to find anything to say about the legendary hip-hop pair Eric B. & Rakim that hasn’t been said before. Don’t Sweat the...
Prophets of da City: The Hip Hop Group That Habituated Lyrics To Protest Colonialism
The Cape region of South Africa has long had a serious habit of protesting hip-hop music. Cape hip-hop culture has had much to protest...
Toronto Hip Hop Icons, Rappers Who Marked The City's Scene History
The top Toronto hip-hop acts to highlight just how diverse and underappreciated Canada's hip-hop scene is. Being Canada's major...
Rakim, the Rapper Who Shifted Hip Hop
Turn on one of Rakim's tracks, then your mind will have a hard time processing so much genius at one time. Rakim, with his mix of...
Tragedy as an opportunity, why hip hop emerged in the Bronx?
Before going into the substance of our podcast, which explores some features of Bronx history and their relation with the emergence of...
The Core Of Hip-Hop Culture
What evolved in The Bronx in the early and mid-70s, and which spread to disenfranchised communities around the world in the 80s before...