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Today in Hip-Hop History: 2Pac’s “California Love” Featuring Dr. Dre Turns 25 Years Old!

By Sha Be Allah / December 3, 2020

On this date in 1995, Death Row Records released one of the label's most successful singles featuring Dr. Dre, Tupac...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Afrika Bambaataa and The Soulsonic Force Dropped ‘Planet Rock: The Album’ 34 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / December 1, 2020

On this day in 1986, the founder and leader of the Almighty Zulu Nation Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force...

Today In Hip Hop History: T.I. Released His Third Studio LP ‘Urban Legend’ 16 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / November 30, 2020

The Atlanta trap star turned celebrity T.I. released his third studio album, Urban Legend 16 years ago today through his label...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Tupac Shakur Shot and Robbed in Quad Studios 26 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / November 30, 2020

It was on this day in Hip Hop history that many may argue that the legend of Thug Life and...

Today in Hip Hop History: Clipse Released Their Second LP ‘Hell Hath No Fury’ 14 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / November 28, 2020

On this day in 2006, Virginia Beach's own Clipse released the sophomore LP Hell Hath No Fury. Coming a whole four years...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Ludacris Dropped His Sophomore Album ‘Word Of Mouf’ 19 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / November 27, 2020

On this day in 2001, Ludacris released his second full-length album, Word of Mouf. This LP was ridiculously successful, debuting...

Today in Hip-Hop History: No Limit’s Soulja Slim Shot and Killed 17 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / November 26, 2020

On this day in 2003, James Tapp Jr., who is better known to the Hip Hop community as Soulja Slim,...

Today In Hip Hop History: Dr. Dre Released His Sophomore Solo Album ‘The Chronic 2001’ 21 Years Ago

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November 16, 2020

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On this day in 1999, legendary super-producer Dr. Dre put out Chronic 2001, his last album before a 16 year hiatus. Containing some of the most known tracks in rap, Chronic 2001 has been extremely successful o... Read Article

Happy 52nd Birthday ODB (RIP)! Top Five Most Memorable Ol’ Dirty Bastard Moments

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November 15, 2020

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, we celebrate the birth of one of the culture's brightest stars, the late, great Russell Jones, affectionately known to the Hip-Hop world as Ol' Dirty Bastard. To Hip Hop, Dir... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: The Beastie Boys Dropped Their ‘Licensed To Ill’ LP 34 Years Ago

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November 15, 2020

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On this date in 1986, Adam Horowitz (Ad Rock), Adam Yauch (MCA), and Michael Diamond (Mike D) aka The Beastie Boys, dropped their sophomore LP Licensed To Ill on the Def Jam Imprint under Columbia Records. ... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Method Man Dropped His Debut Album ‘Tical’ 26 Years Ago

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November 15, 2020

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, Method Man released his debut solo LP Tical. Sticking to RZA's plan on industry domination, Method was the first to roll out his solo LP after the ridiculous success group ... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Prodigy’s Debut Solo Album ‘H.N.I.C.’ Turns 20 Years Old!

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November 14, 2020

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On this day at the turn of the century, Prodigy, the lyrical half of the legendary QB duo Mobb Deep, dropped his debut LP, H.N.I.C., released under the Loud/Violator/Steve Rifkind Co./Infamous Records imprints... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Wu-Tang Clan’s ODB Passes Away 16 Years Ago

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November 13, 2020

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On this date in 2004, Russell Jones, who is better known to the world as Ason Unique aka Ol' Dirty Bastard, was found unresponsive in an NYC recording studio and died moments later; merely two days before his ... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Lil Kim Releases Her Debut Album ‘Hard Core’ 24 Years Ago

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November 12, 2020

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On this day in 1996, Kimberly Jones aka Lil Kim defied all rap rules and released her first album, Hard Core, on the Atlantic/Big Beat/Undeas imprint. Following up on the heels of Junior Mafia's Conspiracy ... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: 2Pac Dropped His Debut Album ‘2Pacalypse Now’ 29 Years Ago

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November 12, 2020

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On this day in 1991, one of Hip-Hop’s brightest stars, Tupac Shakur, released his first studio album 2Pacalypse Now. Although it didn’t take the Billboard charts by storm upon its original release, it was the ... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Timbaland and Magoo Release Their First Collaborative LP ‘Welcome to Our World’ 23 Years Ago

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November 11, 2020

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On this day in 1997, the Norfolk, Virginia based duo of producing legend Timbaland and rapper Magoo released their first studio album Welcome To Our World. For a debut album, this LP was widely successful, goi... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: UGK Release Their First Studio Album ‘Too Hard To Swallow’ 28 Years Ago

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November 10, 2020

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On this date in 1992, Bun B and Pimp C put out their first studio release Too Hard To Swallow and began their extremely successful career as Underground Kingz. With UGK (short for Underground Kingz) being o... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: 50 Cent’s ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ Debuts in Theaters 15 Years Ago

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November 9, 2020

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On this date in 2005, the rags to riches tale of Hip Hop icon 50 Cent made it to the silver screen fifteen years ago with the debut of the hood gangsta flick Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Morphed from Fif's album... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: A Tribe Called Quest Dropped Their ‘Midnight Marauders’ LP 27 Years Ago

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November 9, 2020

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, A Tribe Called Quest Released their third studio album Midnight Marauders. As the group's most popular work, this album marked the height of Hip-Hop's Afrocentric/hipp... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Wu-Tang Clan’s Debut Album ‘Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ Dropped 27 Years Ago

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November 9, 2020

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, the prolific Wu-Tang Clan took the first steps of one the most powerful careers to date by releasing their debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) LP. With a martial art... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Wu Tang Clan’s GZA Released His Sophomore LP ‘Liquid Swords’ 25 Years Ago

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November 7, 2020

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On this date in 1995, the head of the Wu's "Voltron" released his first solo LP under the moniker "the GZA". "We form like Voltron and GZA happens to be the head." -Method Man After appearing as the clos... Read Article

Today In Hip-Hop History: Jay-Z Dropped His ‘American Gangster’ Soundtrack LP 13 Years Ago

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November 6, 2020

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On this date in 2007, Jay-Z released his American Gangster album, which also served as the soundtrack to the movie of the same name with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. It was a conceptual album that w... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Tupac Shakur’s First Posthumous Album ‘Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory’ Was Released 24 Years Ago

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November 5, 2020

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On this date in 1996, Tupac Amaru Shakur posthumously released the final album of his illustrious career. 24 years ago today, just two months after the untimely murder of Tupac on the Las Vegas strip alongs... Read Article

Today In Hip-Hop History: ‘Belly’ Released in Theaters 22 Years Ago

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November 4, 2020

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On this day in film history Hype Williams' 1998 masterpiece Belly was released in theaters. Starring New York legends Nas and DMX, Belly follows the life and times of Tommy Bunds (DMX) and Sincere (Nas). The t... Read Article

Happy 47th Birthday To Sticky Fingaz Of Onyx! Top Five Movie Roles of Kirk Jones

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November 3, 2020

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47 years ago today, rapper, actor, director, and producer Sticky Fingaz was born On this day in Hip Hop history, Kirk Jones bka Sticky Fingaz was born in Brooklyn, New York. Known as the frontman for the tr... Read Article

The Source Magazine Remembers Mobb Deep’s Prodigy On His 46th Birthday (R.I.P.)

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November 2, 2020

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The Mind Squad would like to send a supreme posthumous salute to Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, the lyrical half of the "Infamous" Mobb Deep. Last year, the Hip-Hop community lost Prodigy in what is recognized as a... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Jay-Z’s ‘The Dynasty: Roc La Familia’ Turns 20 Years Old!

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October 31, 2020

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On this date at the turn of the millennium, Jay-Z and his Rocafella cohorts released the only crew album of his career, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. A dub later, it's still the Roc! Along with Memphis Bleek... Read Article