Story Time

“I saw him become a rockstar.”

Meet Kimberly “Kaydence” Krysuik, a 28-year-old singer-songwriter who turned a cold text message into a studio session with her idol.

From Ghostface Killah to Lil Wayne, Cool & Dre’s Beat Break is full of insight and memories.

Whatever happened to the places that helped shape hip-hop?

“I make music to trigger emotions.”

“I don’t think he realizes how much of my life he got me through.”

My surly, Russian immigrant father: Bad Bunny super-fan.

“Regulate” sits alongside the greatest hip-hop narratives of all time, but there’s more to the story than just the exploits of Warren and Nate.

"'Alright let’s do it right now what’s up where the mic at?'"

Lil Nas X's life sounds like a movie.

Rolling Loud was a collection of rare, individual moments that, for most, would be considered mundane, but to me, they were unforgettable.

"I sent her a folder of stuff and I have not heard a single word. That was two months ago. Maybe she thinks its all trash."

“They were trash.”

And then flying to sign a record deal with Dr. Dre.

“This song is crazy because originally, it was done by Sounwave, Baby Keem, and Cardo.”

I hear him play 'LOVE.' with Kendrick on it...

"He was just like, 'You won’t have any problems out of me dog, you from Richmond.'"

Invest in your career.

Us, too.

“He has like 97,000 gigs of beats from everybody."

"Wayne, immediately was just like, 'Shit, I'm getting a piece of this."

"Dot is hands-on."

Very impressive.

"It just came to a point where he was too controlling."