Back in 1999, Jay-Z was just a few years out from the release of his first studio album, Reasonable Doubt. While he was already solidifying himself as a major talent in the hip-hop world, he was ...

Jay-Z may be unabashed about his capitalistic ways, however, the rap legend once refused compensation for his appearance on a record by Silkk the Shocker during the late ’90s. Silkk, who recently sat ...

Silkk the Shocker, who saw his own rise in rap in the ’90s, recently spoke with The Art of Dialogue about the early Jay-Z collaboration that filled him with respect for how the Roc Nation founder has ...