Joe and Jada - '90s hip hop stories: LEGENDARY Jay-Z, Biggie & Nas rap battles + Top 5 hip hop songs
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
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4.3 • 10K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Fat Joe and Jadakiss take us on a trip down memory lane back to their early days in New York City coming up in the golden era of hip hop. Joe and Jada talk about recording demos at D&D Studios around legends, pulling up to clubs and seeing rap legends like The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, DMX, and Nas cyphering outside, how Jada met Ma$e in a cypher on 125th Street, Joe getting lawsuits thrown at him by lawyers representing Michael Jackson and Prince after his first successful mixtape, when they first knew 50 Cent would be a superstar, and many more legendary stories dug out from the crates of hip hop history. After, Joe forces Jada to come up with his top-five hip hop songs ever, and their lists include classics from Tupac, Dr. Dre, Run DMC, Snoop Dogg, and more.
03:15 - Hip hop origins & difficulty breaking into the industry
05:15 - Recording demos at D&D Studio
10:00 - Mixtape culture & Joe pressing DJ Clue
15:00 - Lord Finesse's influence
22:00 - Favorite throwback tracks
34:00 - Graffiti & word-of-mouth promo
37:00 - Legendary cyphers w/ Biggie, Jay-Z, Nas
42:00 - Joe getting signed & mother's cancer diagnosis
52:00 - XXXTentacion & how promotion has changed
1:06:30 - Covers taking over streaming
1:14:45- Top 5 hip hop songs ever
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