Death Row and Bad Boy: The Labels That Ran Hip-Hop and Burned It Down
Two labels. Two coasts. One rivalry that produced the greatest run of albums in hip-hop history — and ended with two unsolved murders that closed the Golden Age forever.
Two labels. Two coasts. One rivalry that produced the greatest run of albums in hip-hop history — and ended with two unsolved murders that closed the Golden Age forever.
In the mid-1990s, two record labels, two coasts, and two larger-than-life rappers turned a musical rivalry into something far darker — and changed hip-hop forever.
The Juice movie (1992) was Tupac Shakur’s first film. Inside the cast, the ending, the soundtrack, and why this Harlem crime classic still hits.
Digital Underground hit platinum in 1990 with the Humpty Dance, launched Tupac Shakur, and pulled George Clinton into rap. Here’s the wild story behind Shock G’s Oakland crew.