Snoop Dogg

From LL Cool J to MC Lyte, here are some of the worst Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hip-hop snubs.

Kanye West's continued support for the president hasn't sat well with Snoop Dogg.

On this day, Mariah Carey breaks records with "Fantasy," Kool G Rap continues his lyrical reign, Snoop Dogg and Pharrell make everyone "drop it like it's hot" and Jennifer Hudson is born.

On Sept. 2 in hip-hop history, murder was the case for Snoop Dogg and Kanye West spoke out against the Bush Administration's response to Hurricane Katrina.

For years, rappers have been the pitchmen for all kinds of products for corporate America.

On August 25 in hip-hop history, Mary J. Blige put out her first Top 10 single, while 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' dropped, Bobby Brown gave us the long-awaited follow-up to 'Don't Be Cruel' and Black Star's only album was released.

EPMD's "You're Only A Customer" maintains a level of authenticity that makes it easy to see why so many artists after them have lifted from the track.

From Will Smith, Queen Latifah and Ice Cube, to Sticky Fingaz and Eve, we've ranked the rappers-turned-actors.

And yes, it'll feature a gin & juice recipe.

The classic 1972 track has been sampled over 100 times, we've pulled the best throwback hip-hop and R&B jams for this list.