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UGK's Super Tight Album Anniversary

UGK's Super Tight Album Anniversary

Their second album, Super Tight, was released two years later, on August 30.

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Scarface's The World is Yours Album Anniversary

Scarface's The World is Yours Album Anniversary

By the time Scarface returned with his follow-up album, The World Is Yours (1993), fellow Geto Boys member Willie D consequently departed.

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Scarface's The Fix Album Anniversary

Scarface's The Fix Album Anniversary

On August 6, 2002 Scarface released his own solo album, The Fix.

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UGK's Ridin' Dirty Album Anniversary

UGK's Ridin' Dirty Album Anniversary

Ridin' Dirty is the third studio album by American hip hop duo UGK. It was released on July 30, 1996 by Jive Records. The album became one of the most influential albums in Southern hip hop, especially the Houston hip hop scene.

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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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The Ghetto Boys' Grip It! On That Other Level Album Anniversary

The Ghetto Boys' Grip It! On That Other Level Album Anniversary

the Geto Boys continued to pioneer the style with their second release Grip It! On That Other Level

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UGK's Too Hard to Swallow Album Anniversary

UGK's Too Hard to Swallow Album Anniversary

In 1992, UGK was signed to Jive Records under a five-album contract, releasing their major-label debut album Too Hard to Swallow.

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Scarface’s The Diary Album Anniversary

Scarface’s The Diary Album Anniversary

The Diary came on October 18, 1994, reaching the heights of #2 on both the USA 'R&B/Hip-Hop' chart and the 'Billboard 200' chart.

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