Timbaland + Magoo - Welcome to Our World Album Anniversary

Welcome to Our World is the debut studio album released by hip hop duo Timbaland & Magoo, released November 11th, 1997. The album features their regular guest appearances, among them, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Aaliyah, Ginuwine and Playa. The album sold over 1 million copies and even went platinum. Read more about Timbaland and Magoo here.

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Pete Rock's Soul Survivor Album Anniversary

Pete Rock's Soul Survivor Album Anniversary

Pete Rock was able to forge a relationship with Loud Records, allowing him to release his solo album Soul Survivor in the summer of 1998.

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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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Wu-Tang Clan's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Album Anniversary

Wu-Tang Clan's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Album Anniversary

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful; although its financial success wasn't immediate, it was the result of a slow build. C.R.E.A.M., released in early 1994, was the single that put them over the top and won them a devoted following.

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A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders Album Anniversary

A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders Album Anniversary

Midnight Marauders influenced many future artists and producers such as Common, The Roots, Jill Scott, Kanye West and The Neptunes. These artists are a part of ATCQs legacy and are evidence of ATCQs impact for years to come.

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Legendary Pete Rock x Hip Hop Scriptures Interview

Legendary Pete Rock x Hip Hop Scriptures Interview

Pete Rock, widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, joins Hip Hop Scriptures to talk about his historic career. Pete shares how his roots and upbringing with Heavy D influenced his music, collaborations with Kanye and Jay-Z, and much more! Read an interview recap and check out the full interview on YouTube here.

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Pete Rock & CL Smooth's The Main Ingredient Album Anniversary

Pete Rock & CL Smooth's The Main Ingredient Album Anniversary

Characterized by sultry soul and jazz samples, The Main Ingredient saw a more polished sound than the duo’s debut, building on the praise that they had already garnered. The album is notable for its snappy, crispy drums and extensive use of vocal scratches, usually from songs by Biz Markie.

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The Jungle Brothers' Straight Out the Jungle Album Anniversary

The Jungle Brothers' Straight Out the Jungle Album Anniversary

The album's Afrocentric slant gained the Jungle Brothers entry into the Native Tongue Posse, a loose collective formed by hip-hop legend Afrikaa Bambaataa, including Queen Latifah (and, later, De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest).

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Doja Cat's Hot Pink Album Anniversary

Doja Cat's Hot Pink Album Anniversary

The solo version of "Say So" peaked at number five on the Hot 100, becoming her first top-ten single, and was the most streamed song of 2020 by a female artist in the United States.

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GZA's Liquid Swords Album Anniversary

GZA's Liquid Swords Album Anniversary

Building off of that success GZA signed a new deal with Geffen Records and in 1995 released Liquid Swords

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Goodie Mob's Soul Food Album Anniversary

Goodie Mob's Soul Food Album Anniversary

The Source's four-mike review of "Soul Food" began: "A lesson to all upcoming MC's who believe emulating every other artist represents the path to originality: be yourself." And Rap Pages felt its "Southern soul" merited cover attention nationwide.

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Jay-Z's American Gangster Album Anniversary

Jay-Z's American Gangster Album Anniversary

Jay-Z released his tenth album entitled American Gangster on November 6, 2007. After viewing the Ridley Scott film of the same name.

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Fresh Artist Fridays: Chelzzz

Fresh Artist Fridays: Chelzzz

Chelzzz kills it casually in her latest release “Monster”. Check out her and her song in this week’s Fresh Artist Friday.

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Tupac's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory Album Anniversary

Tupac's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory Album Anniversary

Makaveli The Don - Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, commonly shortened to The 7 Day Theory, is the fifth and final studio album by Tupac Shakur, under the new stage name Makaveli, finished before his death and his first studio album to be posthumously released. The album was completely finished in a total of seven days during the month of August 1996. The lyrics were written and recorded in only three days and mixing took an additional four days. These are among the very last songs he recorded before his fatal shooting on September 7, 1996. In 2005, MTV.com ranked Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory at #9 on their greatest hip hop albums of all time list and, in 2006, recognized it as a classic.

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Jay-Z's In My Lifetime, Vol 1 Album Anniversary

Jay-Z’s second studio album was released November 4th, 1997. Majority of the production is handled by Puff Daddy's production team The Hitmen from the Bad Boy label, giving the album a generally glossier sound than its predecessor. It displayed a shift from the mafioso rap themes of his first effort to the so-called "jiggy" era of late 90s hip-hop. Read more about Jay-Z’s life and career here.

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Rakim's The 18th Letter Album Anniversary

Rakim’s debut studio album released November 4th, 1997. The name of the album refers to the eighteenth letter in the alphabet ‘R’. It contains lyrical themes that concern hip hop's golden age, Rakim's rapping prowess, and the state of hip hop. Read more about Rakim’s life and Career here.

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Q-Tip's The Renaissance Album Anniversary

The Renaissance is Q-Tip’s second studio album released November 4th 2008. The Renaissance was produced primarily by Q-Tip and received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised Q-Tip's lyricism and production aesthetic, and earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album. Read more about Q-Tip here.

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Lil Wayne's Tha Block Is Hot Album Anniversary

Lil Wayne's Tha Block Is Hot Album Anniversary

Though Lil Wayne had been known in several states by 1999, it wasn't until he released his solo debut, "Tha Block Is Hot" (1999), that he really got his big break, being known all over the States. His solo album peaked at number three on Billboard's album chart and at number one on Billboard Top R'n'B/Hip-Hop Albums, while at the same time scoring him a nomination for 2000 Source Award for New Artist of the Year, Solo.

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Jay-Z is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Jay-Z is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

On October 30th 2021, Jay Z was inducted into the 36th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, where he and many other influential musicians, producers and bands are celebrated.

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Brand Nubian's Everything is Everything Album Anniversary

Brand Nubian's Everything is Everything Album Anniversary

Brand Nubian's next release, Everything is Everything, was released in November 1994.

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