hiphop history

The Roots Organix Album Anniversary

The Roots Organix Album Anniversary

The Roots released Organix, independently 29 years from today.

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Lyricist Lounge Volume One Album Anniversary

Lyricist Lounge Volume One Album Anniversary

Lyricist Lounge is a collaboration album by Rawkus Records released April 5, 1998. It features legendary contributions from Bahamadia, Common, De La Soul, KRS-One, Mos Def, O.C., Pharoahe Monch, Q-Tip and among others.

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Gang Starr's Daily Operation Album Anniversary

Gang Starr's Daily Operation Album Anniversary

A quick glimpse of what Guru and Premier, Gang Starr, dealt with the making of “Daily Operation”…

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Big Pun's Capital Punishment Album Anniversary

Big Pun's Capital Punishment Album Anniversary

Christopher Rios -- aka "Big Punisher" hit No. 1 on the hip-hop/R&B charts for this legendary album, Capital Punishment.

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Beastie Boys' Check Your Head Album Anniversary

Beastie Boys' Check Your Head Album Anniversary

During the making of “Check Your Head” the Beastie Boys had to relocate to Los Angeles.

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Kendrick Lamar's DAMN Album Anniversary

Kendrick Lamar's DAMN Album Anniversary

On April 11, Lamar announced the album title, Damn (stylized as DAMN.), as well as the track list, which confirmed guest appearances by Rihanna, Zacari, and U2. When DAMN was released there was a wave of reviews…

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Spice 1's Spice 1 Album Anniversary

Spice 1's Spice 1 Album Anniversary

Spice 1 released six albums under Jive Records along with one greatest hits album. Three of them, Spice 1, 187 He Wrote and AmeriKKKa's Nightmare, were certified gold.

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Kriss Kross' Totally Krossed Out Album Anniversary

Kriss Kross' Totally Krossed Out Album Anniversary

Kris Kross recorded the "Rugrats Rap" for Rugrats and for Nickelodeon; it was released as a single in 1992 on their debut album Totally Krossed Out and released in 1994 as extras on some Nickelodeon VHS tapes, and was finally released on CD in 1998, on The Best of Nicktoons CD.

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UGK's UGK 4 Life Album Anniversary

UGK's UGK 4 Life Album Anniversary

Upon release, UGK 4 Life received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 84, based on 11 reviews indicating universal acclaim.

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Canibus' Second Round K.O. Single Anniversary

Canibus' Second Round K.O. Single Anniversary

The song "Second Round K.O.'', produced by Wyclef Jean, was a success, with the video featuring Wyclef and a cameo appearance by boxer Mike Tyson.

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Common One-Nine-Nine-Nine Single Anniversary

Common One-Nine-Nine-Nine Single Anniversary

One-Nine-Nine-Nine is a double A-Side single by rapper Common. Each song is featured on Soundbombing II, a compilation album by Rawkus Records released in 1999.

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MF DOOM's Born Like This Album Anniversary

MF DOOM's Born Like This Album Anniversary

Dumile, also known as MF DOOM, created Born Like This on Lex Records on March 24, 2009. The album was Dumile's first solo album to chart in the US.

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Arrested Development's 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of... Album Anniversary

Arrested Development's 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of... Album Anniversary

The group's debut album 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... was the number-one album in the Village Voice's 1992 Pazz and Jop Critic's Poll and in The Wire's 1992 Critic's choice.

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Cappadonna's The Pillage Album Anniversary

Cappadonna's The Pillage Album Anniversary

Known for his colorful wardrobe, he frequently refers to fashion designers and his large collection of boutique clothing in his raps. Cappadonna's first solo effort was 1998's The Pillage which debuted and peaked at number 3 on the charts and certified Gold.

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Sister Souljah 360 Degrees of Power Album Anniversary

Sister Souljah 360 Degrees of Power Album Anniversary

Her solo album, 360 Degrees of Power, debuted on March 17th, 1992 and was designed to reach the consciousness of the country’s youth. Sister Souljah gained national attention that same year with provocative statements about anti-white violence made in the wake of riots in Los Angeles.

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