90s hip hop

O.C.'s Jewelz Album Anniversary

O.C.'s Jewelz Album Anniversary

In 1997, O.C. signed to Pay Day Records, where he released his second album Jewelz, featuring collaborations with DJ Premier, Da Beatminerz and Freddie Foxxx.

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Def Jam's Violator Album Anniversary

Def Jam's Violator Album Anniversary

Violator: The Album is the first installment in the Violator hip hop compilations series. It was released on August 10, 1999 through Violator/Def Jam Recordings.

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Snoop Dogg's Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told

Snoop Dogg's Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told

Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is the third studio album by Snoop Dogg. It was released on August 4, 1998, by No Limit Records.

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Fat Joe's Represent Debut Album Anniversary

Fat Joe's Represent Debut Album Anniversary

Fat Joe's debut solo album, Represent, was released in 1993.

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Cam'ron's Confessions of Fire Album Anniversary

Cam'ron's Confessions of Fire Album Anniversary

His debut album, Confessions of Fire, was released in July 1998 and included singles such as "3-5-7" (which was also featured in the movie Woo), and "Horse and Carriage" featuring Mase, which reached the R&B Top Ten.

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House of Pain's Self-Titled Debut Album Anniversary

House of Pain's Self-Titled Debut Album Anniversary

In 1992, they released their debut album House of Pain, subtitled Fine Malt Lyrics. Their first single "Jump Around" was a major hit.

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Too Short's Shorty the Pimp Album Anniversary

Too Short's Shorty the Pimp Album Anniversary

Something of a departure, especially for an artist previously as one-dimensional as Too $hort, arrived with 1992’s Shorty The Pimp.

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Tragedy Khadafi's Intelligent Hoodlum

Tragedy Khadafi's Intelligent Hoodlum

Whilst in prison Chapman became a Five Percenter and began working under the alias "Intelligent Hoodlum", and released the self titled album Intelligent Hoodlum on A&M Records.

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Geto Boys’ We Can’t Be Stopped Album Anniversary

In the early 1990s, several American politicians attacked rap artists associated with the subgenre gangsta rap, including the Geto Boys. A high-profile incident in which Bushwick Bill lost an eye in a shooting helped boost sales of the group's 1991 album We Can't Be Stopped. The album cover features a graphic picture of the injured Bushwick being carted through a hospital by Scarface and Willie D. On the album's title track, the group responded to Geffen Records ending its distribution deal with Def American. The album featured the single "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," which became a hit and charted at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the Geto Boys here.

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Noreaga's N.O.R.E. Album Anniversary

Noreaga's N.O.R.E. Album Anniversary

Noreaga's solo debut studio album N.O.R.E, was released in 1998.

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Puff Daddy's No Way Out Album Anniversary

Puff Daddy's No Way Out Album Anniversary

Combs, plus various labelmates known as the Family, released No Way Out, an LP, in 1997.

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Notorious B.I.G.'s Party and Bullsh*t Single Anniversary

Notorious B.I.G.'s Party and Bullsh*t Single Anniversary

Notorious B.I.G.’s debut as a solo artist came with the single, "Party and Bullshit," on the soundtrack to the film, Who's the Man? (1993).

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Eric B & Rakim's Don't Sweat the Technique Album Anniversary

Eric B & Rakim's Don't Sweat the Technique Album Anniversary

Don't Sweat the Technique is the fourth and final studio album by Eric B. & Rakim, released on June 23, 1992, by MCA Records.

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Mack 10's Self-Titled Debut Album Anniversary

Mack 10's Self-Titled Debut Album Anniversary

His debut, gold selling album Mack 10 was released in 1995 on the Priority label.

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Heltah Skeltah's Nocturnal Album Anniversary

Heltah Skeltah's Nocturnal Album Anniversary

The duo released their debut album Nocturnal in June 1996…

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Lost Boyz's Love, Peace and Nappiness Album Anniversary

Lost Boyz's Love, Peace and Nappiness Album Anniversary

Their second album, Love, Peace & Nappiness, was released on June 17, 1997 through Uptown/Universal Records.

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Capone-N-Noreaga's The War Report Album Anniversary

Capone-N-Noreaga's The War Report Album Anniversary

In October 1995, Capone-N-Noreaga appeared in The Source magazine's "Unsigned Hype" column.

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Warren G's Regulate... G Funk Era Album Anniversary

Warren G's Regulate... G Funk Era Album Anniversary

"Regulate" doubled as the lead single Warren G's debut album, Regulate... G Funk Era, arriving in June 1994.

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Ja Rule's Venni Vetti Vecci Album Anniversary

Ja Rule's Venni Vetti Vecci Album Anniversary

Fueled by the success of Holla Holla, Ja Rule's debut album, Venni Vetti Vecci, was released in 1999, peaking at #3 on the Billboard 200 with 184,000 copies sold in its first week.

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Seagram's The Dark Roads Album Anniversary

Seagram's The Dark Roads Album Anniversary

The Dark Roads is Seagram’s debut album, released in 1992 on Rap-A-Lot Records and Priority Records.

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