Nas is on the Cover Of Kool G Rap’s 4,5,6
Nas is on the cover of Kool G Rap‘s debut studio album 4,5,6, released on September 26, 1995, via Cold Chillin’ Records. The album…
Andre 3000’s stepfather, Pastor Robert Hodo, played the harmonica solo on Outkast’s ‘Rosa Parks’
Outkast‘s 1998 single ‘Rosa Parks’, released via LaFace Records, from their third studio album Aquemini features a harmonica…
Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” was the first No. 1 Hip-Hop single by a female rapper
Lauryn Hill‘s 1998 debut single “Doo Wop (That Thing)” off her debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, was the first…
Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’ was the first Hip-Hop single to go No. 1 in the UK
Vanilla Ice‘s 1990 hit ‘Ice Ice Baby’ was the first Hip-Hop single to go No. 1 in the U.K.. The single was released on…
Method Man is the only rapper to appear on both a Biggie and 2Pac album
Method Man was the only rapper to appear on both a Biggie and 2Pac album while they were both still alive. The East Coast vs West…
Ice Cube directed the music video for Prince’s “Love Sign”
The music video for Prince‘s “Love Sign” featuring Nona Gaye, the daughter of Marvin Gaye was directed by Ice Cube in 1994. Ice…
Common’s first rap name was Common Sense
Before Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn Jr was known as Common, he went by his first moniker Common Sense. Common released his debut…
Nas co-wrote songs on Will Smith’s album ‘Big Willie Style’
Nas co-wrote songs on Will Smith‘s 1997 platinum album ‘Big Willie Style’ On Will Smith’s ‘Big Willie…