A Great Year in Hip Hop | The Magic of 1993
1993 was one of those years when everything seemed to happen at once. Wu-Tang Clan arrived from Staten Island. Snoop Dogg became a star before his debut album even landed. A Tribe Called
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Snoop Dogg is looking for an ice cream taster. It pays $10K a month.
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There have been many studies about the health benefits of listening to metal. Now we’re learning that metal fans have a higher tolerance for pain under certain circumstances. The boffins at the Max
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Ongoing History Daily: The David Bowie-Iggy Pop-Slash connection
In the early 1970s, Iggy Pop was completely out of his head on drugs. After an arrest, a judge gave him a choice: jail or commitment to a mental health facility. That’s how
10,951 days after Tupac Shakur was shot, someone has been convicted of his murder
On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was in the passenger seat of a 7-series BMW driven by record mogul Suge Knight. As they sat at a stoplight, a white Cadillac pulled up on
New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (September 1, 2026): Sleep In., Ballyhoo!, Deco, & More!
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Ongoing History Daily: Rock’s most iconic microphone
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There’s a new video from The Beatles that shows their songwriting process
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Miss Chile is a death metal singer. She showed this talent again at the Miss World pageant.
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There’s a new CRTC report on media use in Canada. Let’s take a look.
This week, the CRTC came out with is 2024–25 Communications Market Report. The upshot is that there have been some big changes in the world of Canadian media. In 2025, online services grabbed
Ongoing History Daily: If others say they like a song, you’ll probably like it, too. It’s science!
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