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Hip-Hop Gem: The Black Eyed Peas Were Signed To Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records

July 29, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that at one time, The...

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Hip-Hop Gem: Nas Co-Wrote Songs On Will Smith’s Big Willie Style

July 29, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that Nas was a co-writer...

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News

Nas Honoured With Hip-Hop Fellowship By Harvard University

July 29, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop legend and one of the greatest rappers of all...

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Gems

Hip-Hop Gem: Straight Outta Compton Inspired The Low End Theory Which Inspired The Chronic

July 29, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

For the most part, hip-hop music has always been a...

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Hip-Hop Gem: Rick Rubin Tried Signing N.W.A To Def Jam

July 25, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Looking back at all the shit he's done, it's clear...

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News

Sneak Dissers: Frank Ocean Quietly Bodies Chris Brown On Versace Verse

July 25, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Frank Ocean recently posted up lyrics of his own "Versace"...

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Hip-Hop Gem: Pete Rock Originally Produced “Jazz (We Got)”

July 24, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that it was actually Pete...

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Hip-Hop Gem: Cormega Had a Recording Deal With Marley Marl in the Early ’90s

July 24, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

For most hip-hop heads, the first time they had the...

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Hip-Hop Gem: Biggie, Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes Attended the Same High School

July 24, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and...

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Music

Video: Pusha T – Tony Montana (Freestyle)

July 22, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Pusha T spits a couple verses over the Future track....

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Gems

Hip-Hop Gem: Russell Simmons Passed On Signing Nas To Def Jam

July 15, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that Russell Simmons passed on...

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Hip-Hop Gem: Eric B. & Rakim Was Supposed To Be Eric B. & Freddie Foxxx

July 15, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that Freddie Foxxx aka Bumpy...

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Gems

Hip-Hop Gem: Rawkus Records Was Financially Backed by James Murdoch

July 15, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that Rawkus Records was financially...

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Hip-Hop Gem: The Story Behind “I Showed You Your First Tec”

July 15, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, do you know the backstory behind the infamous...

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Hip-Hop Gem: Outkast Got Their Break Rhyming Over the “Scenario” Remix

July 12, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that OutKast got their big...

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Gems

Hip-Hop Gem: Q-Tip Produced On Mobb Deep’s The Infamous

July 10, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that Q-Tip had a big...

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News

Don Cannon Appointed VP of A&R for Def Jam Recordings

July 10, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Shout out to record producer and DJ, Don Cannon, for...

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News

Jay-Z Ranks His Albums, Places Magna Carta Holy Grail 4th

July 8, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

During an impromptu Twitter Q&A yesterday, Jay-Z was asked whether...

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News

“Drake was the first thing that actually scared me…” – Kanye West, Oct 2010 (XXL Interview)

July 8, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

With Yeezus having just dropped last month and the upcoming...

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News

Is Jay Electronica About to Drop Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn)?

July 8, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Jay Electronica's eagerly anticipated debut album, Act II: Patents of Nobility...

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Gems

Hip-Hop Gem: “Ten Crack Commandments” Was Originally A Jeru the Damaja Beat

July 6, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that the classic Biggie track,...

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News

Pusha T’s Album Will “Rattle A Few Cages” – Hudson Mohawke

July 6, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

G.O.O.D. Music producer and one half of TNGHT, Hudson Mohawke,...

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Music

Music: Page Kennedy f. King Los, Denaun Porter & Royce da 5’9″ – Testing Me

January 29, 2017 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

It's all lyricism here. Actor and rapper Page Kennedy recruits King...

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Gems

Hip-Hop Gem: The Black Eyed Peas Were Signed To Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records

July 29, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop heads, did you know that at one time, The...

Reading time: 1 min

50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time, Lists

Part 1: The 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time

October 6, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

I’m from where ni**as pull your card, and argue all...

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Independent Case Studies

The Top 25 Independent Hip-Hop Artists In The Game Right Now

October 11, 2015 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

There hasn't been a better time in hip-hop than now...

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50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time, Lists

Part 5: The 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time

October 6, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

In part 4 of the 50 greatest rappers of all time,...

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Lists

The Top 10 Best Wu-Tang Clan Albums Of All Time

April 27, 2014 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

The Wu-Tan Clan is the greatest hip-hop group of all...

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Lists

The Top 10 Best Hip-Hop Podcasts Right Now

October 7, 2015 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

With the resurgence of podcasting in the past few years...

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DIY Artists

How to Create a Marketing Plan for Independent Hip-Hop Artists

March 12, 2016 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

One of the key goals of Stop The Breaks is...

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50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time, Lists

Part 2: The 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time

October 6, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

In part 1 of the 50 greatest rappers of all time,...

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