1.Only a few MCs wrote their own rhymes in NWA
2.Redman and Dead Prez graduated from college
3.Members of Onyx were barbers before they became rappers
4.The 9th member of the Wu was going to be picked from Masta Killa and Killah Priest. Masta Killa wrote rhymes all night, but Priest fell asleep too early. The next morning, he was awakened by Masta’s Da Mystery of Chessboxin’ verse
5.50 Cent made his first official appearance in hip hop as a guest in Onyx’s Shut em Down album. He was featured on the song “React
6.U-God’s 3 year old son was shot while playing on the balcony of their house
7.Nas wrote NY State Of Mind when he was 17
8.Jay-z and Busta Rhymes attended the same high school and once battled in a hallway
9.Yeah Ashanti is in the “MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know” video
10.Jermain Dupri was the youngest producer ever to go platinum
11.Snoop Dogg went to school with Camron Diaz
12.Esham, a pioneer in horrorcore rap in detroit, wrote some of the most vicious diss tracks to eminem….so Bizzare of D-12 responded with sending Esham to the hospital with a ruptured eyeball, a mild concussion and loss of hearin in his left ear
13.We all know The Notorious B.I.G. was killed in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997. But, ironically, Biggie shouldn’t have been in L.A. that weekend. Big, who’d been in L.A. since early February ‘97 promoting his ‘Life After Death’ album, was supposed to hop a flight to London on Friday, March 7, 1997, to continue his promotional junket. Biggie canceled his flight, and chose to remain in L.A. that weekend. He enjoyed the sunshine too much, and didn’t want to leave it behind to go to an overcast London. Plus, he disliked European food. It may seem trite, but it’s true. If Biggie had gotten on that flight on March 7th, he might still be with us
14.DMX used to stand for “Divine Master of the unknown”
15.The Neptunes got some influence from old atari’s music/sfx
16.Lil Kim was at one time pregnant by BIG but had a miscarriage. She also use to transport drugs on the bus system for him
17.Da Brat was the first female Hip Hop artist to go platinum
18.Eminem was supposed to be signed to Duck Down BEFORE signing with Dre and Aftermath, but Dru Ha decided not to sign him (the rumor is because he did not want to chance singing a white artist)
19.Ice T use to be a REAL street pimp and hustler at one time before becoming a rapper
20.In Poetic Justice…2pac was supposed to have an extensive sex scene with Janet Jackson, but it was not shot when Pac refused to get an HIV test
21.Missy Elliot was an admitted hoe in high school. Blamed it on being molested
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