Missy Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly Album Anniversary

Missy Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly Album Anniversary

In the center of a busy period of making guest appearances and writing for other artists, Elliott's debut album, Supa Dupa Fly, was released in mid-1997; the success of its lead single "The Rain" led the album to be certified platinum.

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Beastie Boys' Hello Nasty Album Anniversary

Beastie Boys' Hello Nasty Album Anniversary

Hello Nasty by rap rock group Beastie Boys, was released on July 14, 1998.

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Too Short's Shorty the Pimp Album Anniversary

Too Short's Shorty the Pimp Album Anniversary

Something of a departure, especially for an artist previously as one-dimensional as Too $hort, arrived with 1992’s Shorty The Pimp.

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Nas' Life Is Good Album Anniversary

Nas' Life Is Good Album Anniversary

His eleventh studio album, Life Is Good (2012) was produced primarily by Salaam Remi and No I.D, and released on July 13, 2012. Nas called the album a "magic moment" in his rap career.

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La Chat's Ultimate Revenge Album Anniversary

La Chat's Ultimate Revenge Album Anniversary

La Chat released Ultimate Revenge on July 13, 2004

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The Roots The Tipping Point Album Anniversary

The Roots The Tipping Point Album Anniversary

The same year, the band held a series of jam sessions to give their next album a looser feel. The results were edited down to ten tracks and released as The Tipping Point in July of 2004.

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Gang Starr's Full Clip: Decade of Gang Starr Album Anniversary

Gang Starr's Full Clip: Decade of Gang Starr Album Anniversary

Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr is a compilation album, featuring 35 songs released by hip hop duo Gang Starr between 1989 and 1999, plus a brief 'intro' track.

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Hustle & Flow Soundtrack Album Anniversary

Hustle & Flow Soundtrack Album Anniversary

Hustle & Flow: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the motion picture, Hustle & Flow. It was released on July 12, 2005 on Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records.

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Timbaland & Magoo's Up Jumps da Boogie Single Anniversary

Timbaland & Magoo's Up Jumps da Boogie Single Anniversary

"Up Jumps da Boogie" was Timbaland & Magoo’s highest-charting single.

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Tragedy Khadafi's Intelligent Hoodlum

Tragedy Khadafi's Intelligent Hoodlum

Whilst in prison Chapman became a Five Percenter and began working under the alias "Intelligent Hoodlum", and released the self titled album Intelligent Hoodlum on A&M Records.

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Geto Boys’ We Can’t Be Stopped Album Anniversary

In the early 1990s, several American politicians attacked rap artists associated with the subgenre gangsta rap, including the Geto Boys. A high-profile incident in which Bushwick Bill lost an eye in a shooting helped boost sales of the group's 1991 album We Can't Be Stopped. The album cover features a graphic picture of the injured Bushwick being carted through a hospital by Scarface and Willie D. On the album's title track, the group responded to Geffen Records ending its distribution deal with Def American. The album featured the single "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," which became a hit and charted at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the Geto Boys here.

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Killer Mike's I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II Album Anniversary

Killer Mike's I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II Album Anniversary

Killer Mike's second official album, I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind, was released on his own Grind Time Official label in 2006, followed by I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II in 2008.

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Jean Grae's Jeanius Album Anniversary

Jean Grae's Jeanius Album Anniversary

This album was eventually released first through Zune Live Marketplace two weeks before its disc release on July 8, 2008.

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Whodini's Self-Titled Debut Album

Whodini's Self-Titled Debut Album

“Haunted House of Rock” was their first single, a whimsical Halloween-themed number.

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M.I.A.'s MAYA Album Anniversary

M.I.A.'s MAYA Album Anniversary

/\/\/\Y/\, the third M.I.A. album, was released in 2010.

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Eric B & Rakim's Paid In Full Album Anniversary

Eric B & Rakim's Paid In Full Album Anniversary

Paid in Full is credited as a benchmark album of golden age hip hop.

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Doug E Fresh's Oh My God! Anniversary

Doug E Fresh's Oh My God! Anniversary

His first LP, 1987's Oh, My God!, featured most of his showpieces, like "Play This Only at Night" and "All the Way to Heaven," along with nods to reggae and even gospel.

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Noreaga's N.O.R.E. Album Anniversary

Noreaga's N.O.R.E. Album Anniversary

Noreaga's solo debut studio album N.O.R.E, was released in 1998.

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Big Boi's Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty Album Anniversary

Big Boi's Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty Album Anniversary

Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty was warmly received by most music critics, earning praise for its inventive sound, varied musical style, and Big Boi's lyricism.

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J.J. Fad's Supersonic Album Anniversary

J.J. Fad's Supersonic Album Anniversary

Both the single "Supersonic" and the album Supersonic were certified Gold.

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