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A couple of months ago we teamed up with @OnlyHipHopFacts to bring you 50 Hip-Hop Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know. Since then, @OnlyHipHopFacts has been busy digging up more and more facts to keep their timeline popping. Nowadays, it's easier and easier to find out more about your favorite rapper. With artists doing tons of interviews with oh so many publications and websites, every little detail you can think of eventually gets out. But why read tons of text when you can have us bring you the little part that makes you say, "Damn, I didn't know that!" So we've teamed up with @OnlyHipHopFacts once again to bring you a few more of those nitty-gritty details that make being a rap fan so fun. Check it out and if you enjoy, be sure to follow @OnlyHipHopFacts.
Jim Jonsin originally created Lil Wayne's “Lollipop” beat for Danity Kane.
Meek Mill once lost $40,000 to French Montana in a dice game.
As a child, Big Boi spent an entire school year living in a Motel 6 and eating sandwiches out of a cooler.
While trying to sneak into Lollapalooza in 2010, Vic Mensa fell off a bridge and electrocuted himself.
MIA was supposed to be on Kanye West's “Drive Slow,” but couldn't record because of a busy schedule.
Robin Williams was a big fan of The Roots and tried to top his trivia knowledge about the band every time he saw Questlove.
Big Pun used to work as a cargo loader in the Bronx.
Jay Z spent $350,000 at Hermès around Christmas time in 2010.
Eazy-E's donation of $2,500 to the Republican Party won him a lunch with President George H.W. Bush.
Nicki Minaj watched The Devil Wears Prada until she fell asleep every night for a month.
50 Cent and Mary J. Blige were tentatively considered for the group The Firm.
Kanye West would leave meetings crying all the time before he got signed.
Nick Young and Iggy Azalea battle rap each other in the car over random instrumentals they find on YouTube.
Chance the Rapper owns tobacco fields in North Carolina.
Tech N9ne has a pizza named after him at Next Door Pizza in Kansas City, Mo.
You can order a burger named after Pharrell at Nigo's 2-5 cafe in Tokyo.
A$AP Rocky grew up on Cam'ron's block on 140th and Lenox Avenue in Harlem.
Action Bronson listens to salsa music while he cooks because songs with lyrics distract him.
In the '90s, Nas once pulled a gun on DJ Envy because Nas thought Envy was reaching for a gun. Envy was actually trying to hand him a mixtape.
André 3000 taught Big Boi how to roll his first joint in high school.
Paul Rosenberg and Eminem sent J Dilla's mother a sympathy card along with a framed photo of T3 and Dilla after his passing.
After becoming famous, ScHoolboy Q gave the owner of a Koko's Liquor Store $200 to make up for everything he stole from them over the years.
Kendrick Lamar used to stutter as a kid, which encouraged him to write more to express his thoughts.
Rick Rubin tried to sign N.W.A to Def Jam while they were on Ruthless Records.
2Pac wanted to do free concerts for schools, but the only way you could get in was to have a grade average of C or higher.