hip hop history

Run D.M.C.'s Walk This Way Aerosmith Collaboration Single Anniversary

Run D.M.C.'s Walk This Way Aerosmith Collaboration Single Anniversary

After the single and video for Walk This Way conquered radio and MTV, the racial and stylistic barriers between rock and rap were never again quite so pronounced.

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Gang Starr's The Ownerz Album Anniversary

Gang Starr's The Ownerz Album Anniversary

Gang Starr released ‘The Ownerz’ album in 2003…sadly, it was the last album to be released during Guru’s lifetime.

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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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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Creepin on ah Come Up Album Anniversary

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Creepin on ah Come Up Album Anniversary

Their 1994 EP Creepin On Ah Come Up, featuring ‘Foe Tha Love Of $’, spent over 70 weeks on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart, and sold well over four million units.

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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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LL Cool J's Walking with a Panther Album Anniversary

LL Cool J's Walking with a Panther Album Anniversary

Two years later, LL was back on the charts with his album Walking with a Panther.

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Kids See Ghosts Self-Titled Debut Album Anniversary

Kids See Ghosts Self-Titled Debut Album Anniversary

In 2018 Cudi and Kanye West formed a duo known as Kids See Ghosts, and produced an album with the same name.

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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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Antoinette's Burnin' At 20 Below Album Anniversary

Antoinette's Burnin' At 20 Below Album Anniversary

But her sophomore disc, Burnin’ at 20 Below, proved that not only could Antoinette snap, she could shine, too.

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The Fat Boys 'Fat Boys' Album Anniversary

The Fat Boys 'Fat Boys' Album Anniversary

It was their manager Charles Stettler who, after being presented with an inflated hotel food bill for the group suggested they change their name to the Fat Boys.

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LL Cool J's Bigger and Deffer Album Anniversary

LL Cool J's Bigger and Deffer Album Anniversary

In his follow-up album, 1987's Bigger and Deffer, LL Cool J showed his softer side with the popular ballad, "I Need Love."

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N.W.A.'s EFIL4ZAGGIN Album Anniversary

N.W.A.'s EFIL4ZAGGIN Album Anniversary

The group quickly released an EP, 100 Miles and Runnin', in 1990 before following it up early the next year with Efil4zaggin ("****** 4 Life" spelled backward).

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Eminem's The Eminem Show Album Anniversary

Eminem's The Eminem Show Album Anniversary

On May 24, 2022, Eminem announced an expanded version of “The Eminem Show” album will arrive on May 26, 2022 in celebration of the album’s 20th anniversary.

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Slick Rick's The Art of Storytelling Album Anniversary

Slick Rick's The Art of Storytelling Album Anniversary

Rick The Ruler’s fourth Def Jam recording, The Art of Storytelling, appeared in 1999.

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Compton's Most Wanted It's A Compton Thang Album Anniversary

Compton's Most Wanted It's A Compton Thang Album Anniversary

It's a Compton Thang was entirely produced by DJ Slip and The Unknown DJ and all song lyrics were written by MC Eiht.

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Chill Rob G's Ride the Rhythm Album Anniversary

Chill Rob G's Ride the Rhythm Album Anniversary

Ride the Rhythm’s tracks alternated between a somewhat hardcore sound and an easygoing, conversational tone.

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Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP Anniversary

Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP Anniversary

"The Marshall Mathers LP" sold 1.76 million copies in its first week of release in the U.S.

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Luniz's I Got 5 On It Single Anniversary

Luniz's I Got 5 On It Single Anniversary

Luniz is best known for the internationally successful hit in 1995 titled "I Got 5 on It".

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Eric B & Rakim's Let the Rhythm Hit Em Album Anniversary

Eric B & Rakim's Let the Rhythm Hit Em Album Anniversary

Let the Rhythm Hit ‘Em was released on May 22, 1990 by hip-hop duo Eric B & Rakim. The group's sound develops further…

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