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340. When Kendrick Lamar was 21, he claims a vision of Tupac appeared to him and said, “Don’t let the music die.” 1
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339. Tyler, The Creator doesn’t eat the skin on apples.
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338. Q-Tip was responsible for informing Kanye West about blood diamonds in Sierra Leone. 2
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337. When Tupac misbehaved as a child, Afeni Shakur would make her son read The New York Times as punishment. 3
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336. Swizz Beatz sampled video game Golden Axe for Jay Z‘s “Money, Cash, Hoes.”
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335. Snoop Dogg is a fan of Bollywood music – especially the artist Singh. 4
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334. Pharrell’s brother, Cato, is a pro-am skater. 5
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333. Amy Winehouse wanted to start a supergroup with Questlove and Mos Def.
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332. Puff Daddy’s “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” beat was originally created for Foxy Brown. 6
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331. Prince and Eve have a song together called “Hot Wit’ U.” 7
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References:
1. [http://www.gq.com/moty/2013/kendrick-lamar-men-of-the-year-rapper?currentPage=2]↩
2. [http://www.complex.com/music/2014/04/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-q-tip/blood-diamonds]↩
3. [http://www.nme.com/blogs/
4. [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1hgnhk/i_am_snoop_lion_back_again_ask_me_anything_pt_2/cau4qgn]↩
5. [http://www.
6. [http://www.complex.com/
7.[http://www.mtv.com/news/517823/best-of-99-rapper-eve-finds-paradise-on-albums-chart/ ]↩