NWA had one of the greatest debut albums in history, following Straight Outta Compton they released two solo artists The D.O.C. and Michelle then their follow up EP and then their second album Niggaz For Life then it all fell apart. In this epi

The story of Eazy E and NWA: Part 1 “The Foundation of The Legacy”

Jul 14th, 2023 55m 43s

In this episode Colby Colb explores the story behind one of the greatest collection of music artists NWA and the legacy they built collectively. It starts with a lucky drug dealer in Compton who was tired of hustling and wanted to use his drug

Eddie F

Jul 7th, 2023 1h 8m

Golden era Hip Hop producer, DJ and original member of Heavy D and The Boyz Eddie F gives the backstory of the early days of Heavy D plus his illustrious career as a producer and A&R for LaFace and Motown.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb ht

Ne-Yo

Jun 30th, 2023 36m 55s

Singer, songwriter, producer and actor NE-YO talks about his career, his humble beginnings in Arkansas and rise from writer/producer to artists. The hits he has written for several artists and the impact his songs have had. He tells a story abo

Janelle Monae

Jun 23rd, 2023 25m 15s

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Big Daddy Kane

Jun 16th, 2023 35m 16s

Golden era Hip Hop legend Big Daddy Kane gives the backstory of his career from his humble beginnings in Brooklyn as a DJ, meeting with Biz Markie, the recording of his first song, the pressure of the music business and how he put Jayz on.@get

Backstory Bonus HIP HOP 50 Kid N Play

Jun 12th, 2023 3m 33s

As we celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop in 2023 we will be releasing some additional classic interview footage from some of the legends of the game. This is Kid N Play from September 27th , 1991. They were coming off of the success of the House Par

Kid & Play

Jun 9th, 2023 50m 43s

Hip Hop Icons Kid N Play share stories about how they came together, their early struggles and how their real life and the movie “House Party” came about.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backstory-with-

Ralph Tresvant

Jun 2nd, 2023 42m 21s

New Edition lead singer Ralph Tresvant Singer shares his Backstory from the projects in Boston to leading the biggest black boy band since the Jackson 5. @getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backstory-with-

Kirk Franklin

May 26th, 2023 25m 47s

Singer, songwriter and Choir Director Kirk Franklin shares his Backstory from his rough up bringing as an adopted child to his discovery of music and how it changed his life.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod

Alicia Keys

May 19th, 2023 40m 46s

Singer, songwriter and humanitarian Alicia Keys shares her Backstory from early days growing up on the Lower East Side to her initial disdain for the music business. She shares many keys to her success.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb http

Jadakiss

May 12th, 2023 33m 44s

Rapper and entrepreneur Jadakiss shares his Backstory from early days of the Lox, the Bad Boy run, their historic forced release from record contract and his new coffee venture.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb Listen On Apple PodcastsListe

Montell Jordan

May 5th, 2023 46m 8s

Singer, songwriter, minister Montell Jordan shares his Backstory from church singer to having one of the biggest songs in the country.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backstory-with-colby-colb/id13399439

BABYFACE

Apr 28th, 2023 32m 23s

Singer, songwriter, record producer BABYFACE gives the Backstory of his career from The Deele to chart topping song writing for numerous artists and his own stellar run as a solo artist.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb https://podcasts.appl

Jaz-O

Apr 21st, 2023 53m

Rapper and music producer Jaz-O talks about his life in Marcy projects and signing a record deal, mentoring a young Jayz and his place in hip hop history.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backstory-with

Smokey Robinson

Apr 14th, 2023 25m 1s

Singer songwriter, record producer, and former record executive the legend Smokey Robinson gives the Backstory of his legendary career from founding The Miracles and the beginnings of Motown with Berry Gordy.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb

Ledisi

Apr 7th, 2023 33m 45s

Grammy award winning singer Ledisi talks about her musical career starting as a child in New Orleans and coming of age in San Francisco plus her role playing Gladys Knight in the recently released film Spinning Gold@getthebackstory@officialcol

Adam Blackstone

Mar 31st, 2023 43m 52s

Adam Blackstone the multi talented artist, songwriter, producer and famously a musical director who has put together multiple Super Bowls including Dr. Dre in which he won an Emmy. Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Shakira. Adam has also been the

Special Ed

Mar 24th, 2023 31m 48s

Starting as a 15 year old teenager in High School Special Ed talks about his career and how he was able to navigate the Hip Hop industry at such a young age.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backstory-wit

Kid Capri

Mar 17th, 2023 48m 25s

The Legendary DJ Kid Capri shares insight in his career journey from selling mixtapes on the corner in Harlem to DJing parties around the world for the last 30 years. They touch on his influential moments including Def Comedy Jam and Martin TV

The Notorious B.I.G.

Mar 9th, 2023 1h 35m

Its been 26 years since we tragically lost the Notorious B.I.G. In this Backstory episode Colby Colb tells the story of BIG from his early days in the streets of Brooklyn through his initial success, relationship with Tupac including a very det

Johnny Gill

Mar 3rd, 2023 25m 38s

Johnny GillNew Edition member and legendary R&B artist Johnny Gill talks about his career including his early years as a solo artist. His introduction to New Edition and the many amazing producers he has worked with throughout his career.See

Monica

Feb 24th, 2023 20m 14s

R&B star Monica discusses her legendary career starting as a teen sensation and growing up in the music business. She touches on her many achievements in the music business and in life.@getthebackstory@officialcolbycolb https://podcasts.appl

Slick Rick

Feb 17th, 2023 1h 4m

Slick Rick’s introduction to Hip Hop started with The Show and La Di Do Di. He then signs a lucrative deal with Def Jam and releases one of the best debut albums in Hip Hop history then after an act of rage ended up in jail then eventually in a

Monie Love

Feb 10th, 2023 45m 26s

A teenager from London just getting into Hip Hop travels to America and enters the genre and drops a classic hit and becomes a star. This is the story of Monie Love and she sits down with Colby Colb to discuss her career, her challenges and oth