Mac Miller's The Divine Feminine Album Anniversary
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The Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight Anniversary
Henry Jackson, now renamed Big Bank Hank, joined Wonder Mike, and Master Gee and formed the Sugarhill Gang. They went on to record “Rapper’s Delight.” The song eventually went on to sell over 2 million copies, hit #4 on the R&B chart, and became the highest selling 12 inch single ever. Read more about the song and the Sugarhill Gang here.
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Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon Album Anniversary
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Ol' Dirty Bastard's N*gga Please Album Anniversary
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Eve's Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady Album Anniversary
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LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out Album Anniversary
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NotorIous B.I.G.’s Ready to Die
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MC Lyte’s Eyes On This Album Anniversary
September 12, 1989 MC Lyte released a 13-track EP, “Eyes On This”, her second solo effort. It includes a diss track towards fellow rapper Antoinette and is considered a classic by hip-hop heads everywhere. Read more about MC Lyte and experience her digital biography here.
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Jay-Z’s Blueprint Album Anniversary
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50 Cent’s Curtis Album Anniversary
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Kanye West’s Graduation Album Anniversary
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Canibus' Can-I-Bus Album Anniversary
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Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 Album Anniversary
In 2006, Jay-Z ended his retirement from making music, releasing the new album Kingdom Come. He soon released two more albums: American Gangster in 2007 and Blueprint 3 in 2010. This trio of later albums marked a significant departure from Jay-Z's earlier sound, incorporating stronger rock and soul influences in their production and offering lyrics tackling mature subjects.
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Young MC's Stone Cold Rhymin' Album Anniversary
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Naughty by Nature's Album Anniversary
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Master P’s Ghetto D Album Anniversary
Master P’s album Ghetto D was released on September 2, 1997. Originally slated to be titled as Ghetto Dope, the name was shortened to the current title before the release due to the drug reference in the aforementioned title. The album would be one of Master P's biggest albums. The original album cover, which depicted a crack addict sitting on a curb and smoking from a glass pipe, was recalled from store shelves. It was promptly replaced by the collage style cover. The album debuted at #137 on the Billboard 200. In Its second week the album then moved to #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 260,000 copies in its second week. It was mainly on the strength of the two singles released; "I Miss My Homies" (US #25), "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" (US #22) became hit singles in the years 1997 and 1998. Read more about Master P here.
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Fat Joe’s Don Cartagena Album Anniversary
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Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s Conspiracy Album Anniversary
The group released their debut album, Conspiracy, in 1995, under the NYC-based Big Beat Records and Undeas labels. B.I.G. featured on four of the album’s tracks. The rhyme topics were hard-hitting, mostly addressing guns, money, and sex. The album featured production by DJ Clark Kent, EZ Elpee, Daddy-O, Akshun, and Special Ed. It debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 69,000 copies in its first week of release and was later certified gold. The lead single “Player’s Anthem”, produced by DJ Clark Kent, and featuring The Notorious B.I.G., went gold.
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Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Album Anniversary
Lauryn Hill's first solo effort, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998), established her as a major talent in her own right. The album sold more than 12 million copies and earned the singer-songwriter five Grammys, three American Music Awards, a Billboard Award, a Soul Train Award and an MTV Music Award.
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Kanye West’s Late Registration Album Anniversary
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