Notorious B.I.G.'s Big Poppa Single Anniversary

Notorious B.I.G.'s Big Poppa Single Anniversary

Backed with hits like "Juicy" and "Big Poppa," the record went platinum and the young hip-hop artist became a full-fledged star.

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Jay-Z's Dead Presidents Single Anniversary

Jay-Z's Dead Presidents Single Anniversary

Dead Presidents was released as the first promotional single for Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt, though it did not directly appear on the album:

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GZA's Words From The Genius Album Anniversary

GZA's Words From The Genius Album Anniversary

Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in every borough of New York City, The GZA’s workmanship can be found three albums deep with classics dating back to 1991 including the albums Words From The Genius…

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Fresh Artist Fridays: Lil Fuccy

Fresh Artist Fridays: Lil Fuccy

Lil Fuccy best describes his latest song with two words: heartfelt and romantic. With the old-school crooning playing on a loop throughout the song and Lil Fuccy’s creative but sincere lyricism, it’s hard to say that he didn’t achieve his goal.

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Geto Boys' Making Trouble Album Anniversary

Geto Boys' Making Trouble Album Anniversary

Geto Boys, which consists of Bushwick Bill, DJ Ready Red, Sire Jukebox and Prince Johnny C. Followed the release of “Making Trouble” on February 17, 1988.

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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's, Parents Don't Understand, Single Anniversary

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's, Parents Don't Understand, Single Anniversary

“Parents Don’t Understand” is DJ Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s single from their second studio album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper. The song was so popular that it won a Grammy Award in 1989.

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Fat Joe and Remy Ma's, Plata O Plomo Album Anniversary

Fat Joe and Remy Ma's, Plata O Plomo Album Anniversary

Rappers Fat Joe and Remy Ma released their first collaborative studio album, “Plata O Plomo” on February 17, 2017. The title translates to “silver or lead” in Spanish, which is a saying that means “money or bullets.” The album has a variety of sounds to old school hip-hop from 90s nostalgia heartstrings. Both Fat Joe and Remy Ma made the right intentions to make this album memorable. In the first week the album was released, it earned 11,158 album-equivalent units.

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2Pac's Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... Album Anniversary

Released on February 16th, 1993, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... is 2Pac’s second studio album. The albums title includes a backronym; N.I.G.G.A, which stands for "Never Ignorant in Getting Goals Accomplished." The Album features many guest appearances such as Ice-T, Live Squad and Ice Cube. Similar to his debut album, 2Pacalypse, 2Pac shares his social and political views. The album received mostly positive views debuting at number 24 on the US Billboard 200 and number 4 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 38,000 units in its first week. By April 1995 the album was certified platinum selling over 1 million copies in the US. Read more about 2Pac and his career here.

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Nipsey Hussle's Victory Lap Album Anniversary

Released on February 16, 2018, Victory Lap is Nipsey Hussle’s debut album. It is also the only album to be released during his life time after releasing a string of mixtapes for thirteen years. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number three on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Following Hussle's death on March 31, 2019, the album reached a new peak of number two on the US Billboard 200. Read more about Nipsey Hussle and his career here.

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Kanye West's The Life of Pablo Album Anniversary

Kanye West's The Life of Pablo Album Anniversary

Several days ahead of its release, West again changed the title, this time to The Life of Pablo. On February 11, West premiered the album at Madison Square Garden as part of the presentation of his Yeezy Season 3 clothing line. Following the preview, West announced that he would be modifying the tracklist once more before its release to the public, and further delayed its release to finalize the recording of the track "Waves" at the behest of co-writer Chance the Rapper. He released the album exclusively on Tidal on February 14, 2016, following a performance on SNL.

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Mad Skillz's From Where ??? Album Anniversary

Mad Skillz's From Where ??? Album Anniversary

At this time he went by the stage name Mad Skillz rather than just Skillz. Mad Skillz' Atlantic debut album, From Where???, and its single, "The Nod Factor", were released in 1996.

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Tupac's All Eyez On Me Album Anniversary

Tupac's All Eyez On Me Album Anniversary

All Eyez on Me was the fourth studio album by 2Pac, released on February 13, 1996 by Death Row Records and Interscope Records.

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The Fugees' The Score Album Anniversary

The Fugees' The Score Album Anniversary

in early 1996, the Fugees returned with The Score, an album so wholly different from their first that many people think of it as their debut.

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MC Hammer's Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em Album Anniversary

MC Hammer's Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em Album Anniversary

After a releasing a revised version of his first album, Hammer took to the studio for his third release, 1990's Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em.

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Master P's Get Away Clean Album Anniversary

Master P's Get Away Clean Album Anniversary

After perceiving an unfulfilled demand for more hard-edged gangster rap music, he expanded No Limit into a record label and self-produced his own debut album, Get Away Clean, in 1991.

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Fresh Artist Fridays: Mariah

Fresh Artist Fridays: Mariah

We are switching it up a bit this week and serving you some incredible R&B for our second Fresh Artist Friday of the month. Louisiana singer Mariah is here to charm you with her incredible vocals in her latest song, "MATERIAL GIRL".

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Kanye West's The College Dropout Album Anniversary

Kanye West's The College Dropout Album Anniversary

West's debut album The College Dropout is an immediate hit, selling 441,000 copies in its first week.

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Digable Planets Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) Album Anniversary

Released on February 9, 1993, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) is the debut album by hip hop group Digable Planets. The single "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" became a hit in 1993, breaking into the Top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and winning Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1994. Later on, the single was ranked number 62 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. The Album Peaked at #5 on US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #15 on US Billboard 200. Read more about Digable Planets and their career here.

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Black Panther Album Anniversary

On February 9th, 2018, the sound track for the superhero film Black Panther was released. This album included original soundtracks from Kendrick Lamar and various artist including but not limited to, Travis Scott, The Weekend and Vince Staples. The Album was praised by many critics as a milestone for film soundtracks due to its ideas and lyrics. The Album received the top position on the Billboard 200 chart.

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La Chat's Drama Queen: Who Want Smoke? Album Anniversary

In 2019, La Chat dropped her seventh studio album, Drama Queen- Who Want Smoke?, under Dime-A-Dozen Entertainment.

Read more about La Chat here.

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