Ron “Amen-Ra” Lawrence: Rakim Changed How Rappers Rhymed, Hard to Celebrate Biggie’s “Hypnotize”

Madness 4 Real’s Nick Coldhands on Buying Coolio 40s, Cancel Culture Is Anti-Hip-Hop

Professor Griff: Chuck D Said We Need To Raise 5K Black Leaders, Coming Home to a Burned Down House

DJ Clash: Havoc’s Father Taught Me How to DJ, Marley Marl Molded Me

Lin Que: Learn The Business or the Business Will Learn You, Co-Writing "Ricky" Film

Culture Freedom on Wise Intelligent Battling JAY-Z, Rappers From NJ Had A Tough Time In NY

Dobbs The Wino on Telling Coolio: This Is Not Forever & Not Producing Much of Gangsta's Paradise LP

Ice-T on Being an Orphan, No One Played With Freddie Foxxx, Das EFX Impact, "Criminal Migraine" LP

Percee P: Almighty Kay Gee Was First to Put Me In Studio, Nobody Knew Hip-Hop Was Going to Be This

Sen Dog on Growing Up As Black Latino, Kemo the Blaxican & Him Starting Negros De La Raza

Chill Rob G on How The 45 King Affected Him, R.A. The Rugged Man Bond, "Survival Of The Better" LP

S1W Brother James On Forthcoming S1Ws Documentary, Animation Film, Stage Play

Culture Freedom: Grand Agent Is Continuation of KRS-One, Wise Intelligent, Black Thought

Ras Kass: Snoop Dogg Asked Me to A&R Tha Dogg Pound LP, Being Stubborn About Rewrites

Jeff Pearlman on Tupac’s Sexuality, His Pivotal Time at Baltimore School for the Arts

Ice-T on Reuniting With Afrika Islam, Why Gangsters Intrigue Us, "Criminal Migraine" LP

Mr. Fingaz: Irv Gotti Blackballed Me & Used My Publishing Without My Permission

MC Serch on Being Able to Make Music Without it Carrying Burden of His Lifestyle, Millions Of Zeros

Ice-T: Schoolly D’s P.S.K. Gave Me Green Light to Rap Gangster, I Cosplayed a Rapper in Reckless Era

Buckwild on DJ Premier Changing Beats, Havoc Had 4, 5 Albums of Heat & Dudes Couldn’t Touch That

Roxanne Shante: I Never Got A Royalty or Publishing Check, Promises Are Only Comfort to a Fool

MC Shan: Big Daddy Kane Sneak Dissed Me on “Warm It Up, Kane,” My Down By Law Line about Being Hated

Amadeus360: Devine Carama Taught me Why Pete Rock & CL Smooth Butt Heads, Guardians of the Boom Bap

Fatlip: Pharcyde’s “Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde” Wouldn't Have Existed Anywhere But Delicious Vinyl

Mike Ross: Delicious Vinyl Wanted Rakim Sound-A-Like

Soul Brothers’ Legendary: Delicious Vinyl Wasn’t Normal LA Hip-Hop, "Bust A Move" Book

Bone thugs-n-harmony Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Ceremony f. Ice-T, Fat Joe, Big Boy

Mike G: Warner Bros. Pushed Jungle Brothers for "I’ll House You" 2 on "Done By The Forces Of Nature"

Aaron Fuchs: I Told Marley Marl Where to take Spoonie Gee Artistically, Ced Gee Suffering

Posdnuos on Nas Asking About De La Soul's "Plug Tunin'," Appreciating "Buhloone Mindstate"

Peter Relic on Attempting to Rescue Matt Dike’s Name From Obscurity via "Bust A Move" Book

Ron “Amen-Ra” Lawrence on Puffy Didn’t Like My Cinematic Music, Murda Mase v. Jiggy Mase

Madness 4 Real’s Nick Coldhands on Being Chased, Shot at While Driving Eazy-E’s Car

DJ Clash: LL Cool J Was Pissed at Me, Kool G Rap Was Funnier Than Bernie Mac, Al B. Sure! Miss

Lin Que on Co-Writing “Ricky” Feature Film, Sundance Experience, Getting Second Chances

Culture Freedom on Opposition Poor Righteous Teachers Faced, Kool DJ Red Alert's Role with PRT

Dobbs The Wino Reveals Giving Street Science To Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It”

Chill Rob G on Rakim’s “Follow The Leader” Inspiring “Dream Big” Lyrics, “Survival Of The Better” LP

S1W Brother James On Why He Left Public Enemy, Managing Whodini, Jermaine Dupri x Whodini Deal

Grand Agent on Rap Selling Fans The Same Story, Culture Freedom on His “The Sum Total Of A Man” Book

Ras Kass: Dave Chappelle is my Spirit Animal, Reverse Engineering Biggie & Big Pun Songs

Jeff Pearlman: Tupac Was A Million Contradictions, Crooksie Warned Tupac About Haitian Jack

Mr. Fingaz: Ja Rule Was Only Rapper Not Trying To Be Extra, Not Understanding Rappers’ Work Ethic

Buckwild on Trying to Catch DJ Premier, Getting Sleigh Bells Sound From Nas’ “Halftime”

Masta Ace on MC Shan Calling Juice Crew Artists Disloyal for “Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew” EP

Roxanne Shanté on Helping Biz Markie Live His Dream via "The Def Fresh Crew"

MC Shan on Having Kool G Rap, Large Professor Produce “Pee-Nile Reunion,” “Don’t Call It A Comeback”

Mike G on Magic of Jungle Brothers’ “Done By The Forces Of Nature”

Aaron Fuchs on Launching Tuff City Records, Meeting Spoonie Gee via Barry Michael Cooper

De La Soul's Posdnuos on Talking With Dave About Losing Their Parents, Learning How to Heal

Ron “Amen-Ra” Lawrence on How Bad Boy was Different Than Sugar Hill, Enjoy, Teddy Riley

Madness 4 Real’s Nick Coldhands: Da Lench Mob Had A Hard Time Without J-Dee, will.i.am was Creative

DJ Clash: If No Mr. Magic, Then No Marley Marl & Seeing LL Cool J Write “To Da Break Of Dawn”

Culture Freedom: I Was a Combo of ODB & RZA, Rakim & Supreme Team Giving Five-Percent Nation a Voice

Dobbs The Wino: Coolio’s “Fantastic Voyage” was a Dream Of What We Could Have, “N Da Closet” Change

S1W Brother James: Doug E. Fresh Said S1Ws Made Public Enemy Believable

Matthew “M80” Markoff: With Rakim, I Did What Dr. Dre Couldn’t

Professor Griff: Luke Thought his Audience Was Public Enemy’s Audience, Chuck D Got Me My Luke Deal

Culture Freedom on Still Dealing With Reaganomics, Grand Agent on Running Non-Profit, A Calm Killing

Ras Kass on Doing “Soul On Ice” Victory Lap with “Leopard Eats Face," Nino Brown Was A Snitch