Kendrick Lamar's Section.80 Album Anniversary

Kendrick Lamar's Section.80 Album Anniversary

On July 2, 2011, Lamar then known as K. Dot, released Section.80, his first independent album.

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Nas' It Was Written Album Anniversary

Nas' It Was Written Album Anniversary

Nas’ follow-up to Illmatic, It Was Written was released on July 2, 1996.

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Slick Rick's The Ruler's Back Album Anniversary

Slick Rick's The Ruler's Back Album Anniversary

The Ruler’s Back was released on July 2, 1991 on Def Jam Recordings.

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Leaders of the New School's A Future Without a Past Album Anniversary

Leaders of the New School's A Future Without a Past Album Anniversary

The group's debut album, A Future Without a Past, was also released in 1991.

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G-Unit's Terminate on Sight Album Anniversary

G-Unit's Terminate on Sight Album Anniversary

Their second album, T·O·S (Terminate on Sight), was released on July 1, 2008.

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Puff Daddy's No Way Out Album Anniversary

Puff Daddy's No Way Out Album Anniversary

Combs, plus various labelmates known as the Family, released No Way Out, an LP, in 1997.

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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's The Message Single Anniversary

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's The Message Single Anniversary

This slice of unvarnished social realism sold half a million copies in a month, topped numerous critics’ and magazines’ lists of best singles for 1982, and cemented Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s place in hip-hop’s vanguard.

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Jay-Z's 4:44 Album Anniversary

Jay-Z's 4:44 Album Anniversary

4:44 was released through Roc Nation and Universal Music Group, as an exclusive to Sprint and Tidal customers.

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Antoinette's Who's the Boss Album Anniversary

Antoinette's Who's the Boss Album Anniversary

Antoinette spent much of her 1989 debut, Who’s the Boss (Next Plateau), trying to drag her competitor’s name through the mud.

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Alchemist's 1st Infantry Album Anniversary

Alchemist's 1st Infantry Album Anniversary

In 2004, The Alchemist put out his debut album, 1st Infantry. The album yielded the single "Hold You Down".

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Drake's Scorpion Album Anniversary

Drake's Scorpion Album Anniversary

The album broke both the one-day global records on Spotify and Apple Music, as it gained 132.45 million and 170 million plays on each streaming service, respectively.

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Lil Wayne's Tha Carter Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter Album Anniversary

In June 2004, Lil Wayne released his most recognized album yet, "Tha Carter" that peaked at number five on Billboard 200.

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GZA's Beneath the Surface Album Anniversary

GZA's Beneath the Surface Album Anniversary

After appearing on the Wu-Tang Clan's second album, Wu-Tang Forever, GZA released Beneath the Surface in 1999.

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Notorious B.I.G.'s Party and Bullsh*t Single Anniversary

Notorious B.I.G.'s Party and Bullsh*t Single Anniversary

Notorious B.I.G.’s debut as a solo artist came with the single, "Party and Bullshit," on the soundtrack to the film, Who's the Man? (1993).

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Da Brat's Funkdafied Album Anniversary

Da Brat's Funkdafied Album Anniversary

Her debut album, Funkdafied, sold one million copies making her the first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album.

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Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Album Anniversary

Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Album Anniversary

It was their second album, 1988’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, that made Public Enemy a household name.

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Nelly's Country Grammar Album Anniversary

Nelly's Country Grammar Album Anniversary

Nelly his debut album, Country Grammar, in 2000. The album was certified 9× platinum by the RIAA on April 27, 2004.

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Lil Kim's Notorious K.I.M. Album Anniversary

Lil Kim's Notorious K.I.M. Album Anniversary

The certified platinum album was well-received by audiences and critics, but failed to live up to her debut.

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Pharoahe Monch's Desire Album Anniversary

Pharoahe Monch's Desire Album Anniversary

In June 2007, Monch released his second solo album Desire to critical acclaim.

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Doja Cat's Planet Her Album Anniversary

Doja Cat's Planet Her Album Anniversary

Doja Cat officially announced the release of Planet Her and revealed its tracklist and album art via social media a few hours before the release of "Need to Know". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and became the biggest weekly debut for an album by a female rapper in Spotify’s history.

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