On this day in Hip Hop history in 2001, Ludacris droped his third full length album, Word of Mouf. This LP was ridiculously successful, debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and selling 281,000 copies in the first week. It also received critical acclaim, being nominated for the Grammy for Best Hip Hop album […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, we lost one of the South’s hottest up and coming artists. James Adarryl Tapp Jr., aka Soulja Slim, was shot and killed in front of his mother’s house in the Gentilly neighborhood in New Orleans in 2004. It was later reported that the gunman was hired and was […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, Run-D.M.C. released their holiday themed single “Christmas in Hollis”. The song was originally featured on the star studded charity compilation album, A Very Special Christmas alongside the likes of Whitney Houston, Madonna, and Stevie Nicks to name a few. Produced by the group and Rick Rubin, this track […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, veteran rapper, actor, producer and triple OG Snoop Dogg released his debut album Doggystyle under the infamous Death Row Records. Along with being his most successful album to date, Doggystyle is also his most critically acclaimed. It also dawns one of the craziest covers in all of rap […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, the second lyrical half of A Tribe Called Quest, Phife Dawg was born. Born Malik Isaac Taylor in Queens, New York, the Five Foot Assassin is a part of one of the most influential groups in Hip Hop culture. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On many of ATCQ’s […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, “The Infamous” Mobb Deep released their third studio LP Hell On Earth. This album was a follow up to their highly successful sophomore project The Infamous. The style they created with The Infamous made them a household name in East Coast rap and led to their decision to […]
On this in 1992, gangsta rapper turned actor/filmmaker Ice Cube released his most successful solo album The Predator. Released months after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, this album follows the same tone that existed in Ice Cube’s music from his solo beginning; Black power against any form of oppression. Although the album was very graphic, […]
The Shining is the second official solo album released nine years ago from the late Hip Hop legend J Dilla Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Shining is the incomplete album set for release at the time of Hip Hop great J Dilla‘s passing and was completed after his death on February 10, 2006. Aside […]
The film that spawned a sequel and cemented itself in pop culture, turns 31. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Breakin’ became an instant hit in the Hip Hop world for putting the dance culture on the map. The film features not only a storyline that captured audiences even outside of the Hip Hop world, but […]
