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 Timbaland. "I'm super grateful to each and every one of those gentlemen. My brothers," he said "they been a...

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 different artists from Atlanta like Killer Mike and T.I. and it's those artists like so many others...

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 Camaro, "blasting Run-D.M.C.," he said he'd "never forget it."

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 rappers in Harlem, his connections to Teddy Riley, Rob Base, and Markell Riley, and how he was...

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 actually was the hype man for 2 Live Crew,” Flo Rida said of his relation to one of the greats and Miami...

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 the struggles of the old school way of doing things, Kid Capri recalled, “I carried 15 crates around...

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, Janelle found it difficult to pinpoint just one. Revealing,“I have so many artists,” in mind, adding, “I...

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, remembering being captivated by the video, he admitted "'Hustler Musik' when it came out changed my...

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 airwaves last year, a blessing he was happy to share because, as he says, "it's all about timeless Hip-Hop...

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 the past and now working with up and comers like Scar Lip, plus a whole lot more. There’s no denying...

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” — for Armani that would definitely have to be, JAY-Z.  Also sharing about the “first album I...

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 Tears," reminiscing on how her and her dad used to ride and sing along to the 1998 record. "I...

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 whereas many others lifted their samples from disco records. When PMD reflected on the songs that made...

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 was first getting involved making a conscious, serious decision to make it my livelihood, it was a...

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 Mathers LP' by Eminem out of Detroit at Jack's Music Store in Redbank, New Jersey," he continued that the...

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’re talking about celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop —we just did that at the GRAMMYs — so you’re talking...

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 album, was released in 2006 and his "Say Yeah" single dropped in 2008 and became his first minor hit....

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, VA remembers from back in the day is Maseo’s part in De La Soul’s “Bitties in the BK Lounge” off of...

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 was a little girl growing up in Atlanta, and I really love the 'Call The Law' song." "I really, really...

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-Hop side of things. Aside from counting the genre among their many influences, the band notably offered up in...

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 of Hip-Hop, and paid homage to Queen Latifah. “One of the first Hip-Hop songs that made me fall...

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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 the evolution of Hip-Hop. “Look at the barriers we had to climb to get to right now, to where not...