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How To Become a Popular Hip-Hop Blogger Without Even Trying
How To Become a Popular Hip-Hop Blogger Without Even Trying
It’s the Internet, no strategy needed!
Rob Stiles
Jun 3, 2015
Jay-Z Out of Joint: A Biography — Chapter 3 “Potential Mental Losses”
Jay-Z Out of Joint: A Biography — Chapter 3 “Potential Mental Losses”
In which Jay-Z suffers ego death and deals with sexual urges from childhood.
Rob Stiles
May 11, 2015
A Shmurda Mystery: Lies and the Love of Shmoney
A Shmurda Mystery: Lies and the Love of Shmoney
How a mother sued her rapper son without even knowing it.
Rob Stiles
Apr 7, 2015
Jay-Z Out of Joint: A Biography—Chapter 2 “It’s The Roc… Holla!”
Jay-Z Out of Joint: A Biography—Chapter 2 “It’s The Roc… Holla!”
How Jay-Z made millions from Honduran children’s dead pets, and other funny stories.
Rob Stiles
Feb 23, 2015
Jay-Z Out of Joint: A Biography (Preface)
Jay-Z Out of Joint: A Biography (Preface)
Why I’m writing an unauthorized Jay-Z biography, and how Rolling Stone tried to murder Hunter S. Thompson.
Rob Stiles
Feb 23, 2015
Interview: Brian Coleman—Author, “Check the Technique Vol. 2"
Interview: Brian Coleman—Author, “Check the Technique Vol. 2"
Your favorite hip-hop album has a crazy story behind it. He wrote it all down for you.
Rob Stiles
Feb 17, 2015
Pandemonium: The History of Shadez of Brooklyn (1996–1998)
Pandemonium: The History of Shadez of Brooklyn (1996–1998)
The brief story behind a New York hip-hop crew.
Rob Stiles
Feb 6, 2015
Interview: Kat Bein — Writer, VICE / Miami New Times
Interview: Kat Bein — Writer, VICE / Miami New Times
On Miami’s hip-hop scene, journalism & death threats.
Rob Stiles
Feb 3, 2015
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