On this day in Hip Hop history Craig Mack released Bad Boy’s second LP as a label Project: Funk Da World. This successful debut introduced Craig Mack as one of Bad Boy‘s original artists alongside The Notorious B.I.G., 112, Faith Evans, and Total. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Unlike like Bad Boy’s debut, Biggie’s Ready […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, Harlem legend Cam’ron released his sophomore LP Sports, Drugs, and Entertainment or S.D.E. for short. Coming off of a gold certified, chart placing debut, S.D.E takes a slightly more hardcore gangster approach than Confessions of Fire. Originally titled The Rough, Rough, Rough Album, S.D.E. puts a more blatant focus on Cam’s criminality rather than lyrical […]
Today in music history Hip Hop’s first Billboard Top 40 single “Rapper’s Delight” was released by Englewood, New Jersey’s Sugarhill Gang. As one of Hip Hop’s earliest relics, this single is credited with bringing the art of rap to a multicultural mainstream audience. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In the 70’s, disco and soul still reigned supreme […]
On this day in Hip Hop Big Daddy Kane released his sophomore album It’s a Big Daddy Thing. Along with being a successful follow up to Kane’s classic debut, this album was the first to suggest Big Daddy Kane to be Hip Hop’s sex symbol. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With a wider appeal than Long Live […]
On this day in Hip Hop history the late great Ol’ Dirty Bastard released his second LP Ni**a Please. Before it’s release, ODB was quoted saying that the then untitled album had two contenders for it’s name: “God Made and Dirt Don’t Hurt” and “The Black Man Is God, White Man Is The Devil”. Ni**a Please […]
The title of ‘super producer’ is not one to be taken lightly. For every era of Hip Hop there is a man behind the keys setting the tone. Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, RZA, Swizz Beats, Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland, The Neptunes, Mike Will Made it, and Metro Boomin are among the few who have dictated what […]
What dictates cool? Originality, tenacity, courage, creativity? Is it the will to stand alone beside your own thoughts and ideas or simply just being the first and fliest to ever do”it”? Whatever the definition may be, Bedford-Stuyvesant’s own Fab Five Freddy was it’s embodiment throughout the 80’s and 90’s. As the host of Hip Hop’s […]
On this day in Hip Hop history Houston’s own UGK released their second studio LP Super Tight… . As the duos first project to make an appearance on the Billboard 200 chart, this album marked their transition from underground superstars to legitimate Hip Hop legends in the making. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With this album it […]
Since the early 90’s the Hip Hop and professional sports industries have had an interesting relationship. From Master P and No Limit Sports Management signing Ricky Williams into one of the worst contracts in sports history to Jay-Z influencing the move of the Nets to Brooklyn, Hip Hop has grown to become a swing vote in major pro-sports […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, The Source celebrates the 10th anniversary of the late great J Dilla‘s first posthumous album The Shining. This relic of the culture is one of Hip Hop’s more cherished albums. In it’s “unfinished” glory, The Shining serves as the first LP that Jay Dee spits on since his debut Welcome […]
The unmistakable G-Funk sound of Southern California created a style that in the 90’s shaped Hip Hop culture in it’s own image. Since it’s conception by Dr. Dre with The Chronic, G-Funk has grown to be one Hip Hop’s most unique and distinguished sub-genre and has spread West Coast culture across the globe. On this day […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, we celebrate the birth of a man who loved asses more than most without shame, Six Mix-a-Lot. Although some may only now him for his timeless crossover mega hit, “Baby Got Back,” to call the man a one hit wonder would be an ignorant oversight of the career […]
The events of this day in 1973 can be considered the beginning of the Hip Hop history timeline. What was intended to be a end of Summer party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave in New York City ending up being ground zero for one of the most important musical phenomenon of the century, the birth of Hip […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, the management company and pseudo-record label Violator released their first compilation album entitled Violator: The Album. Showcasing the management team’s star studded talent roster, this album is full of rarities making it a must have for any self proclaimed “Hip Hop head.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information For those out […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, Harlem duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock released their hit album It Takes Two. As one of Hip Hop’s earlier party albums, this crossover hit helped to cement Rob Base and E-Z Rock their place in club anthem history. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With two of the […]
On this day in Hip Hop history music was changed forever as gangsta rap pioneers NWA released their debut LP, Straight Outta Compton. With this single album, NWA skyrocketed themselves, the West Coast, and gangsta rap to household name status, creating a wave that 28 years later is still going strong. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, Snoop Dogg released his third LP Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told, his first release on No Limit Records. Although met with mixed review from critics, this #1 album may very well be Snoop’s most important project of his career. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Following the […]
On this date in 1991, Trentonians Wise Intelligent, Culture Freedom and DJ Father Shaheed followed up their debut album Holy Intellect with their sophomore smash Pure Poverty, which was released under Profile Records. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Produced primarily by NJ producer Toney Dofat aka Tony D, the 13 track full length studio effort […]
What is Hip Hop but poetry accompanied by an MPK? Among today’s most famous rappers exist some of the world’s premier linguistic minds presenting their prose over 808s and cut samples rather than bongos in a dimly lit coffeehouse. In essence, rap music is an evolution of the culture created by poets of past generations, specifically […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, Raekwon released what may very well the best solo LP to come out of the Wu-Tang Clan, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (constantly flipping back and forth with GZA‘s Liquid Swords as number one in popular debate). Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Arranged to be played as a film starring and […]
