Hip Hop History by Drew Curry

Another first with this episode, this time the First Female Emcee on wax, the first female signed with a group to a label... Honestly there are too many first with Ms. Sharon 'Sha Rock' Green. She is a luminary icon, what she did along with the Funky 4 + 1 the group she was a part of, were trendsetters and game changers. Check out who was inspired by the first female emcee, spoiler, everyone. Than...

The Pulitzer Prize winning album and artist, DAMN by Kendrick Lamar. This album and artist has done what no other album or artist outside of Jazz and Contemporary has done ever. This album is a once in a lifetime piece of art. Play it forwards or backwards and you'll hear a different story. Kendrick was really on a different level at this time. Find out what went into making this ground breaking a...

In this episode we get into an album that hit the scene in 2014 ironically with the year in the title, 2014 Forest Hills Drive is the third studio album from J. Cole who we discussed in episode twenty one. 2014 Forest Hills Drive is the address of his childhood home where he first got interested in creating music. Find out what the samples, producers and writers on this iconic album. Please like,...

Orginally titled Views From The Six, the six being a reference to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, This was shortened to just Views. While upon its release we saw many who loved this album claiming it to be an instant classic, many others were let down by the album and Drakes' "effort" on the album. Regardless of what you thought then, this album stood the test of time, and is clearly Drakes' closest to...

Paid In Full changed the game completely. Rakim as an Emcee changed the game forever. If you missed episode 17 about the legend himself, do yourself a favor and check it out. Paid In Full was written different than 90 percent of rap albums before it or at the time. After this album came out, everything changed, and artist started making album like Rakim and DJ Eric B. Thank you for listening to th...

It's A Big Daddy Thing is quite possibly the best Big Daddy Kane album. What Kane did so well on this album is what many artist try and fail to do. Kane was street tough, smart and savvy, but he was also a lover, a ladies man, and a Casanova. Unlike his first album, produced entirely by Marley Mal, on this album Kane enlists many of his producer friends and produces a number of records. Check out...

The one and only Pulitzer Prize winning rapper. Born and raised in Compton, California, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is a once in a generation talent who has several classic albums, billboard smashes, grammy's, BET awards, MTV awards, the list goes on and on. Check out this episode on the man, the myth, the legend Kendrick Lamar. Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and leave a review where...

A GOAT in the game, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Jermaine Cole. J.Cole is a certified legend already six albums in. The man is a dreamer, and an achiever. It seems most things he sets his mind to he achieves. Come find out the dreams this dreamer had that he made come true, in rap and out of it. Please like, subscribe and leave a review if possible. Thank you and have a great day. 

What else needs to be said besides Billboard Artist of the Decade. Drizzy, The Boy, The 6 God, Drake. Drake has been absolutely destroying the charts since he came in the game. He has an unprecedented run at the top. Jump into this episode and see how it all started. Follow us on instagram @HipHopHistoryPod, also if you're able leave a review and rate. Thank you and have a great day. 

Widely known as the GOAT, The God Emcee, Inventor of flow, the one, Rakim Allah. The impact this legend has had goes beyond rhyming, ASAP Rocky is named after Rakim Allah. Rakim started internal rhymes, he started multisyllabic rhyming, everyone you hear today, everyone you heard after 1987 got it from Rakim. Make no mistake about Rakim. No Drake, No Hov, No Cole, No Nas, No Kendrick, No Eminem wi...

This week we are talking about another GOAT, a legend, a true icon in the game. Kane, BDK, best known as Big Daddy Kane. If there was an MVP race for emcees without a doubt Kane would win at least two or three years in the late 80's, early 90's. From Ain't No Half Steppin' to photo shoots for Play Girl, Madonnas' Sex coffee table book, high top fades, letting Hov rock the stage, fast rhyming, and...

The first, the original, numero uno, the first emcee. Part of the Herculoids, the emcee group of the illustrious and originator of hip hop DJ Kool Herc, Coke La Rock. Beginning his career he had no name, no one saw him, it wasn't until the sixth show that he became Coke La Rock, jump into this episode and learn what there is to know about the very first emcee. Thank you for listening the this epis...

Jermaine Dupri, what else needs to be said. An icon, involved with Whodini, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Usher, Bow Wow, Kriss Kross and countless others. JD has written, produced, and been a lead vocalist on more number ones than should be allowed. But in all seriousness the man is a legend. Dive into this episode and find out where he got his start and what he may be up to today. Thank you for list...

Sean Combs, Puff, Puff Daddy, Diddy, P. Diddy, Brother Love, any name you call him you have to know he is a certified legend, an icon. Jump into this episode to see where Puff got his start, what made him start Bad Boy Records and so much more. Thank you for listening and follow us on instagram @HipHopHistoryPod. Thank you

Not many CEO's where ruling in the '90's both behind and in front of the cameras. Suge may have been the second most recognizable CEO in the 90's. Did you know that he didn't start out as a record executive? Check out this video and find out a little about Suge's life before he was the man at Death Row Records. Thank you for listening to this episode, please like, subscribe and leave a review wher...

The ninth studio album by the legendary Bay Area native E-40, My Ghetto Report Card is a west coast classic. In a year when hyphy music really got a push this was hands down the best hyphy album that was put out. Check out this episode on a west coast classic the hyphy anthem album My Ghetto Report Card. Please like subscribe and leave a review where possible. Thank you!

Broccoli, Gouda, Captain Save A Hoe, Cat, Fetti just some of the words that permeated the culture because of the legendary E-40. The Bay Area native, west coast legend has had a long illustrious career and he isn't done yet. Listen to this episode and follow us on instagram @ HipHopHistoryPod

Early 2005 we thought we were getting two Atlanta legends who would collaborate for years to come, by Mid 2005 that was completely out the window with "shots" and shots were flying between the two camps of Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane. Find out how these two legends went from rising star collaborators into superstar rivals with death in between them. Thank you for listening to this episode and follo...

It's Young, The Snowman, Jeezy, The ATL legend who has made his way from working with BMF to marrying Jeannie Mae. Dive into this Soul Survivors career with me on this episode. 

Snoop has had a long illustrious career, but it certainly started out with quite a few controversies. Before the release of his first album he was in-broiled in a homicide case, which followed with the dissolution of a historic record label, the death of a friend and superstar Tupac, and the CEO going to prison for almost a decade. This would be the catalyst of the beef that seemed like it could o...

The classic first album from a legend in the game a GOAT of west coast rap, Snoop Doggy Dogg as he would go by then. Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre amongst others collectively brought this masterpiece to reality in 1993 and with its connection with The Chronic released the year before they would change the sound of west coast rap, and hip hop in general. Come check out this episode and see how the album w...

Everyone who knows Snoop loves Snoop, and everyone knows Snoop. He has given us almost 30 years of hits, and not just through music. The legend has dipped a toe or a few into acting as well given us classic roles in Training Day, Half Baked, and Starsky and Hutch to name a few. He's been with his share of labels, dropped more than his share of hits, and taken his fair share of hits. Come check out...

The eighth studio album from the greatest rapper of all time. The Black Album by Jay Z. Let's break down the making of his supposed retirement album. Track by track, writer by writer, and producer by producer. 

Welcome back to Hip Hop History, this is season two. We will be doing it a little bit different this season, it will be in triples. The first is The artist story, the second is a deep dive into one of the albums by that artist, and the third episode in the series will be about one of their beefs. This series will be Jay Z, The Black Album and the Nas beef. So without further ado lets get into the...

This episode is about one of most legendary duos to ever make hip-hop. DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince had many of the firsts in hiphop, come find out what they are.