Eve's Scorpion Album Anniversary
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Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs' Life of a Kid in the Ghetto Album Anniversary
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De La Soul's A Rollerskating Jam Called Saturdays Single Anniversary
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They Want EFX Single Anniversary from Das EFX
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Lil' Kim's La Bella Mafia Album Anniversary
Kim's next album, The Notorious K.I.M., wasn't released until 2000. She continued to work with Puff Daddy on the album after collaborating with him during her hiatus in an attempt to stay connected to Biggie's legacy. The certified platinum album was well-received by audiences and critics, but failed to live up to her debut.
The celebrity status that Kim had developed would skyrocket with her next project. In March 2001, she remade Patti Labelle's "Lady Marmalade" with singers Christina Aguilera, Pink and Mya for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. The Grammy-winning single was an immense hit, reaching No. 1 on the charts and solidifying Kim as one of the most sought after rappers—either male or female—of the early 21st century.
She released her next album, La Bella Mafia, in 2003, which featured collaborations with Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Kanye West.
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G-Unit's, The Beast is G-Unit, EP Anniversary
The group planned to release The Beast in late October, however the EP was pushed back to a later release in 2015. On November 10, 2014, a deluxe version of The Beauty of Independence was released, containing two new songs, "Ease Up" and "Big Body Benz". Then finally on January 20, 2015, the cover art for The Beast Is G-Unit was revealed via social media.
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Boogie Down Productions' Criminal Minded Album Anniversary
Boogie Down Productions pioneered the fusion of dancehall reggae and hip hop music in their debut LP Criminal Minded contained frank descriptions of life in the South Bronx during the late 1980s, thus setting the stage for what would eventually become gangsta rap. Bronx during the late 1980s, thus setting the stage for what would eventually become gangsta rap. The name of the group, Boogie Down, derives from a nickname for the South Bronx section of The Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City.
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De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising Album Anniversary
At the time of its 1989 release, De La Soul's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, was hailed as the future of hip-hop. With its colorful, neo-psychedelic collage of samples and styles, plus the Long Island trio's low-key, clever rhymes and goofy humor, the album sounded like nothing else in hip-hop.
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CB4 Movie Soundtrack Album Anniversary
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Lil Baby's My Turn Album Anniversary
The album, My Turn, was released on February 28, 2020 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. It features guest appearances from Gunna, 42 Dugg, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Moneybagg Yo, Young Thug and Rylo Rodriguez.
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J Dilla's Welcome 2 Detroit Album Anniversary
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LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out Single Anniversary
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Kid Cudi's Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon Album Anniversary
While on tour, on October 16, 2013 Kid Cudi announced he would be releasing an extended play (EP), sometime in the next three months. Cudi also revealed he would be producing it alongside Dot da Genius and that frequent collaborator King Chip, would appear on the EP. He then called the EP a prelude to his fourth album Man on the Moon III, which he announced would be released in 2015. On October 19, 2013, Cudi revealed "Going to the Ceremony", a song he had released via online audio distribution platform SoundCloud, earlier in July, would be included in the EP. Cudi would also go on to reveal a remix of his hit single "Day 'n' Nite, which was briefly previewed on the intro of his 2008 breakout mixtape A Kid Named Cudi, would also appear on the EP.
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Little Brother's The Listening Album Anniversary
The Listening was done in Missie Ann. Cesar Comanche, who I met when I was attending North Carolina State University, lived not far from the school. He stayed in a two-bedroom apartment, and that's basically our studio Missie Ann. [Comanche] named it after his sister. And we pretty much did that album in Comanche's other room besides the bathroom. Every song on The Listening has a story to it, which is crazy. We started recording The Listening in August of 2001, which will make this August the ten-year anniversary when we started Little Brother. So the story goes like this. At the time Phonte was doing his 9 to 5 at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the insurance company, and he would come into the studio, and then going back to his 9 to 5, sometimes without even sleeping. That was a repeating fashion.
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Freeway's Philadelphia Freeway Album Anniversary
On February 25, 2003, Freeway released his debut album, Philadelphia Freeway. The album was produced primarily by Roc-A-Fella-affiliated beatsmiths Just Blaze, Bink!, and Kanye West and featured a large number of Roc-A-Fella rappers. Many of them also hailed from Philadelphia, and were soon compiled into the group State Property led by Freeway and Beanie Sigel. The album had two singles, the biggest hits of Freeway's career thus far: "What We Do", Featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, for which a video was released showcasing most of the Roc's roster at the time, and "Flipside", featuring State Property member Peedi Crakk; both records were produced by Just Blaze. The album also sold over 500,000 units in the United States.
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Fu-Schnickens' Fu Don't Take It Personal Album Anniversary
The group's debut single, "Ring the Alarm", entered the top ten on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart in 1992, which sparked anticipation for the group's debut album, F.U. Don't Take It Personal, and also inadvertently immortalized and ignited a new-found popularity for the original "Ring the Alarm", the signature tune of dancehall reggae singjay Tenor Saw from 1985, which the group sampled to create its track of the same name.
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Boogie Down Productions' Sex and Violence Album Anniversary
In the liner notes on BDP's 1992 album Sex and Violence, KRS-One writes: "BDP in 1992 is KRS-One, Willie D, and Kenny Parker! BDP is not D-Nice, Jamal-ski, Harmony, Ms. Melodie, and Scottie Morris. They are not down with BDP so stop frontin'." Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews.com claimed that this initiated the ultimate breakup of the group. Read more about BDP here.
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Eminem's The Slim Shady LP Anniversary
In early 1999, Eminem released "The Slim Shady LP" that spawned hits "My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience". It sold 1.76 million copies in its first week of release in the U.S., a record for a solo artist, successfully won 3 Grammys and became the first rap album ever to be nominated Album of the Year. Learn more about the Slim Shady LP on our TikTok and read more about Eminem here.
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Black Moon's War Zone Album Anniversary
War Zone is the second album by American hip hop trio Black Moon released on February 23rd, 1999. The album was released almost six years after its influential debut Enta da Stage. The group began a lengthy legal battle with Nervous Records in 1995 over the licensing of their name, which finally settled soon before the release of War Zone. It features guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, Heather B, Louieville Sluggah, M.O.P., Q-Tip, Rock, Smif-N-Wessun and Teflon. The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200 and number 9 on the Top R&B Albums. Read more about Black Moon and their career here.
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Biz Markie's Goin' Off Album Anniversary
Released February 23rd, 1988, Goin' Off is Biz Markie’s debut studio album. The album was strictly produced by Marley Marl. The lyrics for the first five songs on the album were written by Big Daddy Kane. Biz also shows his talent for beat boxing on the song "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz". The album includes some timeless tracks with “Vapors” being one of his most widely known songs. Read more about Biz Markie and his career here.
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