Black Milk's Popular Demand Album Anniversary
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Kid N Play's Funhouse Album Anniversary
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The Ghetto Boys' Grip It! On That Other Level Album Anniversary
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Fresh Artist Friday Catch-Up: GAGE
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February 2022 FRESH ARTIST ⏪ REWIND
Priscilla and Kassandra “rewind” our February 2022 submissions for our popular #FreshArtistFridays series for three artists that were featured last month. We also shared our favorites!! Check out the video on YouTube.
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Killer Mike's Monster Album Anniversary
In 2003, Killer Mike released his debut studio album, Monster, while being managed by Dayo Adebiyi and Al Thrash of Own Music. The album's lead single was "Akshon (Yeah!)", which featured Outkast on guest vocals. A remix of "Akshon (Yeah!)" was included on the soundtrack of EA Sports' video game Madden NFL 2004. The album's second single was "A.D.I.D.A.S.", featuring Big Boi and Sleepy Brown, which peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It is Killer Mike's highest-charting single to date as a lead artist.
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Del The Funky Homosapien's Eleventh Hour Album Anniversary
On March 11, 2008, Del released Eleventh Hour through Definitive Jux. On March 31, 2009, Del's next album Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) was made available for free download on the internet. The album is available at his page on Bandcamp,[4] though he gave away some hard copies on his supporting Funk Man tour. In September of the same year, he released a new album, Automatik Statik, for an unfixed rate with a minimum of $3.
Del released his next album It Ain't Illegal Yet on August 6, 2010. There is no fixed price for the album, allowing listeners to pay whatever they wish for the album. Paying certain prices for the album will give certain incentives, including opportunities for personal collaborations with Del. Del released the album Golden Era on April 19, 2011, in a three-disc set including Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) and Automatik Statik.
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Scarface's The Untouchable Album Anniversary
Scarface continued to funnel his efforts into additional solo efforts: The Diary came on October 18, 1994, reaching the heights of #2 on both the USA 'R&B/Hip-Hop' chart and the 'Billboard 200' chart. The album has since been certified platinum. Scarface then dropped Untouchable on March 11, 1997 which again improved on his last chart postions with #1 spots on both the Billboard 200 and the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, aswell as eventually been certified as Platinum.
Fresh off his chart-topping platinum LP Untouchable, Scarface returned to the table with yet another ghetto classic with the double disk set: My Homies. The album was a star-studded LP, bloated with guests, that pairs the godfather of hard-core reality rap with some of the hottest, most talented lyricists in the rap game. "I got everybody that I wanted to work with on this album, except Jimi Hendrix," muses Scarface. "Everybody that's hot on the streets right now, I got 'em on this album- Tupac, Master P, Tela, Too Short, and Yukmouth from the Luniz. Plus I've got some rappers from my label, Interface Records, on it too."
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Geto Boys Till Death Do Us Part Album Anniversary
Till Death Do Us Part is the fourth studio album by the Geto Boys, released in March 9th, 1993. Rapper Willie D had left the group in 1992 temporarily to pursue a solo career. In his position, fellow Rap-A-Lot member Big Mike joined Scarface and Bushwick Bill for this album. This album became the group's first #1 on the R&B/hip hop charts. Read more about Geto Boyz and their career here.
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Lords of the Underground's Here Come the Lords Album Anniversary
Released March 9th, 1993, Here Come the Lords is the debut studio album of the group Lords of the Underground. The album was a success for the group, making it to #66 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as well as five singles making it to the Billboard charts.
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Gang Starr's Hard to Earn Album Anniversary
Though such forays encouraged speculation that Gang Starr was about to split, the duo belied the critics with a storming return on Hard To Earn. Back to their freestyle, flowing best, it was the second outing for the posse of rappers that Guru had formed into the Gang Starr Foundation: Jeru The Damaja, Big Shug (who was a collaborator with Guru in his early days in Boston), Little Dap and Felachi The Nutcracker.
Read more about Gang Starr here.
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Lupe Fiasco's Lasers Album Anniversary
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Dr. Dre's Keep Their Heads Ringin' Single Anniversary
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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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Fresh Artist Fridays: Jay Watts
"NUMB" is one of those songs that the moment I heard the beat, I knew I had to record this. I really wanted to have a conversation with myself on this song," mentions Jay Watts. "This is like having your own therapy session”. Check out Jay and his song in this week’s Fresh Artist Friday.
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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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