Hip-Hop Made

Back with another installment of  Hip-Hop Made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, Busta Rhymes  says he is bringing "feel good energy" back to Hip-Hop as he is gearing up to release his new album. Teaming up with some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop, Busta's new album,  Block Busta , is not only executive produced by himself but also  Swizz Beatz ,  Pharrell,  and  Timbal...

Back with another installment of  Hip-Hop Made  to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, Audacy's V-103 Atlanta caught up with Big Boi , 1/2 of the legendary rap duo, Outkast , to talk about how he believes Atlanta influenced the genre. As an Atlanta rapper himself, he believes that "Atlanta influenced Hip-Hop by the diversity of the artists here," he said, citing a range of di...

Back with another installment of  Hip-Hop Made  to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, Audacy's V-103 Atlanta caught up with Big Boi , 1/2 of the legendary rap duo, Outkast , to talk about the song that made him fall in love with Hip-Hop. It was Run-D.M.C 's 1984 "Rock Box," that initially made Big Boi fall in love with Hip-Hop. He recalls riding around with his father in a C...

Back with another installment of Audacy’s Hip-Hop Made , in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop,  Fatman Scoop  zoomed in to chat with  Mike Street  all about his Hip-Hop beginnings in Harlem, opting not to work with  Diddy , having no plan B if the music biz didn’t work out, and more. Scoop started the conversation off with some back story about being one of the well known...

Back with another installment of Audacy’s Hip-Hop Made , in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop,  Flo Rida  sat down Power96’s  DJ Zog  to talk Miami Bass & Booty music. As Zog pointed out, “in New York they had Biggie and the East Coast stuff, on the West Coast they had Tupac… but down in Miami…we had our own version of Hip-Hop… Miami Bass & Booty music.” “I actual...

Switching it on 'em last minute with a brand new list of questions he doesn’t usually get asked instead of the ones he had planned,  Mike Street  caught up with  DJ   Kid Capri  to talk about everything from the struggle of carrying crates of vinyl back in the day to events and places he wants to perform at in the future, and more. After expressing how the new era of entertainers would never know...

Back with another installment of Hip-Hop Made , in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop.  Janelle Monáe  talked with Audacy and ATL’s  Big Tigger  on V-103, sharing a her short list of artists that lead her to fall in love with Hip-Hop, her favorite moment in Hip-Hop history, plus what Hip-Hop means to her. When asked which one song made her fall in love with Hip-Hop, Janell...

Back with another installment of Hip-Hop Made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, Chance The Rapper tapped in with us to reveal who he believes the greatest rapper alive is and why. It was  Lil Wayne 's "Hustler Musik" that initially made Chance fall in love with Hip-Hop, "I just remember that music video being one of the first music videos I saw on TV," he said, rememberi...

Trailblazing rapper and entrepreneur  LL Cool J  joined host  Shelley Wade  at NYC's 94.7 The Block this week to talk about this year's continuing celebration of the birth of Hip-Hop and his own tireless efforts in elevating the culture at large. LL Cool J gave his stamp of approval -- as well as a few of his  Rock The Bells  radio mixers -- when New York City's 94.7 The Block first hit the airwav...

Back with another installment of Hip-Hop Made , in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop,  Swizz Beatz  sat down with Audacy Hot 93.7’s  DJ Buck  and  Big Regg  for an in-depth conversation about all things Hip-Hop, his career, and more. Swizz touched on finding his calling as a Producer through his time as a DJ and discovering his sound, to working with the likes of DMX in t...

Back with another installment of Hip-Hop Made  in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, rapper  Armani White  shared some of his Hip-Hop firsts, each of which includes one of the GOATS. “The first song that made me fall in love with Hip-Hop was ‘Kill You’ by  Eminem ,” the “Billie Eilish” rapper shared. As for “the first artist that comes to mind when I hear the word Hip-Hop...

Back with another installment of Hip-Hop Made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, Ciara  dropped by Audacy's V-103 in Atlanta to reveal her favorite rap artists of all time and songs that transcend time for her. Sporting a  Tupac  t-shirt, the "Goodies" singer said "he's clearly my favorite rap artist of all time," after mentioning one of her favorite rap songs is "So Many...

Back with another installment of Hip-Hop Made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, we tapped in with PMD , one-half of the legendary rap duo EPMD . Erick Sermon,  also known as "E" or "Double E" and  Parrish Smith , also known as PMD, made up the group EPMD in 1987 and became a major force in the game of Hip-Hop as they popularized funk and rock samples in their breaks wher...

Back with another installment of Hip-Hop Made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, we linked up with one of the most influential and legendary rappers to touch a mic – Rakim . Sitting down with Hartford's number one for Hip-Hop and R&B, Hot 93.7, he shared that when he was first getting into Hip-Hop, he initially questioned how long the genre would be around. "When I wa...

Back with another installment of Hip-Hop Made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, we linked up with Charlie Puth   where he shared the first Hip-Hop albums he ever purchased. The New Jersey raised pop-R&B artist revealed that  Eminem 's  The Marshall Mathers   LP  was one of the first Hip-Hop albums he purchased. "The first Hip-Hop album I bought was 'The Marshall Math...

Continuing our celebration of Hip-Hop's 50th anniversary on Audacy's  Hip-Hop Made ,  Nelly  reflects on who he thinks are some of the top names in the genre. Since coming on the scene with his debut album,  Country Grammar , in June 2000, Nelly has seen it all. Being in the spotlight for more than one-third of the genre’s 50 year existence, the Hip-Hop favorite has some favorites of his own. “We’...

Back with another installment of Hip-Hop Made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, we linked up with Wiz Khalifa  and  DJ Bonics  to talk about why they believe it is important to celebrate Hip-Hop and the community that has made the genre what it is today. Cameron Jibril Thomaz, known to the world as Wiz Khalifa was born in Minot, North Dakota.  Show and Prove , his debut...

Continuing our celebration of Hip-Hop's 50th anniversary on Audacy's  Hip-Hop Made ,  De La Soul  co-founder and turntablist  Maseo  shares with us his excitement to finally be streaming on music services after quite a long wait, as well as some of the most memorable parts of his storied career. One of the very first DJ/Emcee moments that host  Mike Street at Audacy’s 106.5 The Beat in Richmond, V...

Joining our continued celebration of Hip-Hop's 50th anniversary on Audacy's  Hip-Hop Made , 24-year-old Atlanta native and superstar singer  Chlöe Bailey  shared with us one of the very first songs that made her fall for the genre and culture. Looking back at one of the very first songs that made Chlöe fall in love with Hip-Hop, she says, "I think it was the  Outkast   Idlewild  soundtrack when I...

Continuing our celebration of 50 years since the birth of Hip-Hop on Audacy's  Hip-Hop Made ,  Pete Wentz  of  Fall Out Boy  weighed in on which artist he would consider doing a  Linkin Park / Jay-Z   Collision Course -style project with if ever given the chance. Chicago rockers Fall Out Boy, with their Alternative flavor and Pop sensibilities always on full display, are no strangers to the Hip-Ho...

As part of our celebration of Hip-Hop’s journey through the years, artists, cities, events, and stories, we're asking musicians, actors, athletes, and more to share some of their firsts when it comes to the influential and trailblazing genre and culture that is Hip-Hop for Audacy's  Hip-Hop Made . Joining in on the celebration and conversation,  DJ Cassidy shared his favorite track, his definition...

Audacy is celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop Made all year long.

Cipha Sounds looks back on DJing for the rapper.

As part of our celebration of Hip-Hop’s journey through the years, artists, cities, events, and stories, we're asking musicians, actors, athletes, and more to share some of their firsts when it comes to the influential and trailblazing genre and culture that is Hip-Hop for Audacy's  Hip-Hop Made . Joining in on the celebration and conversation, Oakland Hip-Hop duo  Luniz  shared their thoughts on...

Joining Audacy's celebration of 50 years of Hip-Hop, rapper, actor, and activist. Killer Mike talks about the way the city of Atlanta has made its mark across all areas of Black culture.