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Hip Hop Trivia: A thread of 10 facts
In 2017, Kendrick revealed that it took him over a year to write Sing About Me/ I'm Dying of Thirst.
Jay-Z purchased 100 copies of Nipsey Hussle's $100 CD/ mixtape, Crenshaw. The deal earned Nipsey $10,000 and a lot of new buzz in Hip Hop circles.
Ice Cube, 2Pac, Eminem, and DMX are the only rappers to release a Billboard #1 album and star in a box office number one film.
At the request of Kanye, Madlib & DJ Premier submitted beats for MBDTF that Kanye ultimately passed on for the album.
Phife Dawg's diabetes had worsened after Tribe's debut album. He nearly left the group to find a regular job, but Q-Tip talked him out of it, even moving recording sessions to Phife's grandmother's house.
After the success and reaction to 3 6 Mafia's Tear da Club Up, some small concert venues refused to let them perform the song. DJ Paul said that they'd often get their money up front and still perform the song.
Jay-Z, Nas, Cam'ron, and Common are among the artists to feature their parents in their music.
J. Cole credits Canibus- Can-I-Bus as changing the way he wrote his lyrics. After hearing Canibus he pushed himself to write more clever, intricate verses.
Digital Underground were the 1st Hip Hop artists to feature George Clinton on a record, not counting samples. He appeared on Sons of the P (1991) and has since worked with 2Pac, Ice Cube & Outkast.
Playboy offered Lil Kim up to seven figures ($1 million) to appear in the magazine. After heavy consideration, she ultimately declined the offer.
