The Making Of

Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Just Blaze, and others talk about how they put together one of the best rap albums of the 21st century.

We spoke to 40, Nicki Minaj, Boi-1da and just about everyone else about the making of Drake's debut.

For the 30th anniversary of Mobb Deep's classic '90s album, we look into things you didn't know about Prodigy, Q-Tip, Nas and more.

We talk to Chance about how his mixtape came together.

Yes, there were behind-the-scenes stories before YouTube.

It's being released in 3 color options.

314 Industries hard at work. Also, a full orchestra!

They didn't produce the record, but they were in the studio with a reluctant Craig Mack and an insistent Puff Daddy.

Extra P talks about working with Nas, Slick Rick, Busta, and more.

Anders, Adam, and Blake share behind-the-scenes stories about every episode from the show's first two seasons.

Large Professor’s discography ain’t no joke. We met up with Large Pro at Fat Beats Headquarters in Brooklyn.

He's made hits for everybody from 2Pac to Tony! Toni! Toné!—and worked behind the scenes on smashes like 50 Cent's "In Da Club." Is Quik the most slept-on producer in hip-hop?

In part one of our two part series, the Green-Eyed Bandit breaks down the stories behind the making of his biggest hits from EPMD to the Def Squad.

Kid Cudi's WZRD bandmate talks about producing Cudder's early classics as well as working with Chip Tha Ripper and Kanye West.