Kurtis Blow was the first rapper on a magazine cover
In 1983, Kurtis Blow—who is the first rapper for a lot of things in Hip-Hop—covered ‘Right on! Focus Magazine’ for their Winter…
Kurtis Blow was the first rapper to perform in a Stadium
On September 19, 1980, Kurtis Blow played Madison Square Garden with Bob Marley and the Commodores. These dates were among the final sold out…
“Physical Graffiti: Breaking Is Hard to Do’ by Sally Banes, published in the village voice, was the first major news article on Breakdancing
On April 10, 1981, the Village Voice published, ‘Physical Graffiti: Breaking Is Hard to Do’ by Sally Banes, the first major news…
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith once robbed a KFC Kendrick Lamar’s dad was working at before they met
Kendrick Lamar‘s DUCKWORTH., the last song on his 2017 album DAMN. talks about Kendrick Lamar’s father, Kenny “Ducky” Duckworth,…
Young MC was the first rapper to use ‘Young’
Marvin Young also known as Young MC, was the first solo Rapper to win a Grammy for his 1989 hit “Bust a Move” he was also the…
Beastie Boys used to open for themselves in disguise as a metal band called Triphammer
The Beastie Boys originally started out as a hardcord punk band and before they started making rap music. During the Madonna tour in 1985, The…
The Beastie Boys originally wanted their album “Licensed to Ill” to be titled “Don’t Be a Faggot”
The Beastie Boys, which consisted of members, Mike D, MCA, and Ad-Rock, all originally wanted the title of their debut album to be called…
Big Pun’s first rap name was Big Moon Dawg
Before Christopher Lee Rios was known as Big Punisher or Big Pun for short, his first rap name was Big Moon Dawg. Big Pun’s rap name…