OutKast’s ATLiens Album Anniversary

OutKast’s ATLiens Album Anniversary

It featured more of a live-studio sound, favoring real instruments over hi-tech production effects, and had a hit single with "Elevators (Me and You)." It also had a more spaceship-esque mood, which linked them back to Clinton's 1970s-era masterpieces with Parliament-Funkadelic.

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The Game’s The R.E.D. Album Anniversary

The Game’s The R.E.D. Album Anniversary

On June 3, 2011, Pitchfork Media announced that Game is working with Odd Future leader Tyler, The Creator on a track called "Martians vs. Goblins". Finally released on August 23, 2011, The R.E.D. Album reached No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart with first week sales of 98,000 units sold.

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U.S. Senate passes bill recognizing “Hip Hop Celebration Day”

U.S. Senate passes bill recognizing  “Hip Hop Celebration Day”

The U.S. Senate just passed a bill on July 29, 2021, designating August 11, 2021, as “Hip Hop Celebration Day”, designating August 2021 as “Hip Hop Recognition Month”, and designating November 2021 as “Hip Hop History Month”.

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Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Album Anniversary

Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Album Anniversary

Critics and fans alike unanimously agreed, Cuban Linx was an instant classic. An opulent sonic journey defined by Raekwon’s cinematic narratives and narcotized hooks. The production delivered by Wu Tang’s Abbot, The RZA, was simply supreme – his best comprehensive work to date. And never had a co-star been so illustrious: Cuban Linx also managed to showcase the talents of then under represented Wu-Tang band mate, Ghostface Killah. This was also the beginning of the “Rae and Ghost” collaborations which have yielded some of hip hop’s most beloved songs.

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Big L's The Big Picture Album Anniversary

Big L's The Big Picture Album Anniversary

On August 1, 2000 Big L’s posthumous, sophmore album “The Big Picture” was released. Half the album was completed before his death, and half after his death.

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