Hip Hop Did You Know?

[THEV1LL4N]

i thought id like to create a massive list of did you know facts about rap and hip hop.

so ima start off, other people can follow by adding.

1. Nas used to be signed to Aftermath Entertainment in 1997 until Leaving and signing for Interscope Records

 

[Tru Principle]

2. Napoleon from the Outlawz was born a Muslim.

 

[Bobby Sands]

3.Canibus joined the U.S army after 9/11 but was kicked out after being caught smoking canibus.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

4. The Wu-Tang Clan started of woth just 3 members:

RZA
GZA
ODB

they were a group which were called "All in Togerther Now"

 

[Bobby Sands]

5.Big Pun was a brilliant basket ball player when he was young but missed out on the NBA.He was also really slim and fit.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

5. Wu-Tang stands for:

Witty
Unpredictable
Talent
And
Natural
Game.

6. And back in the day, anything that was really good used 2 be called wu-tang, like "yo that sh*t ova there is wu-tang!" (really good)

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

7. DMX has asthma.

 

[PELLA]

8. Slick Rick is considered an illegal immigrant.

 

[roaches]

6. And back in the day, anything that was really good used 2 be called wu-tang, like "yo that sh*t ova there is wu-tang!"

Um.

 

[PELLA]

9. Big Pun's booth had to be widened cause he was too huge.

 

[*Riaz*]

10. Hip Hop is dyeing.

 

[Tru Principle]

11. Growing up , Tech N9ne had to hide the fact that he was listening to rap music because his step Father had banned music in the house.

12. Tech N9ne got the idea for his name when he was flipping through a gun magazine with a friend. He chose Tech N9ne because a tech nine is a fast weapon and Tech N9ne was known to be a very fast rapper.

13. Eminem was supposed to be on Tech N9ne's recent release (Everready the religion, the song " My World ") but sources cited the reason he didn't record a verse was becasue of Proof's death.

 

[Big Will]

props 4 this, keep the facts coming

 

[THEV1LL4N]

14. MC Eiht was in Wu-Tang's video for "Can It All Be So Simple"

 

[THEV1LL4N]

15. mack 10 was married to Tionne Watkins who was known as T-Boz from the R&B group TLC. They have a daughter, but they divorced 4 years later after t-boz filed for divorce and a restraining order against him

 

[THEV1LL4N]

16. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes (from former NFL football player George "Buster" Rhymes) after watching him perform.

17. He is also a follower of the Nation of Islam offshoot, Five percent nation.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

18. Nate Dogg is the first cousin of snoop dogg

19. Warren G is the step-brother of dr. dre

 

[THEV1LL4N]

20. Eminem and bizarre from d12 used to be in a group called the outsidaz which also included rah digga from flipmode squad and young zee. they were part of d12 at the same time as the outisidaz. outsidaz were a group formed in new jersey.

 

[PELLA]

21. back in his early early days, Ja Rule dissed Pac.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

22. Rock City was the debut album from Detroit rapper Royce Da 5'9". The leading single stemming from the album was Rock City, which featured fellow Detroit MC Eminem. The album, however, leaked onto the internet before release and was subsequently heavily bootlegged. This forced it to be repackaged and released as Rock City Version 2.0.

Original Tracklisting:

1. It's Tuesday
2. Rock City
3. Getcha Paper
4. We Live
5. U Can't Touch Me
6. Let's Go
7. D-Elite Part 1
8. D-Elite Part 2
9. She's The One
10. Boom
11. What Would You Do
12. Who Am I
13. Life
14. My Friend

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13 and 14 all reappeared on Rock City Version 2.0.
Track 3 supplied the beat for the song 'Off Parole', featuring on Version 2.0.
Track 3, 4, 8, 9, and 11 were dropped for the commercial release.