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KRS-One's I Got Next Album Anniversary

KRS-One's I Got Next Album Anniversary

The prodigious talent has released fifteen classic Rap albums; Criminal Minded (1987), By All Means Necessary (1988), Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hiphop (1989), Edutainment (1990), Sex and Violence (1992), Return of the Boom Bap (1994), KRS-ONE (1995), I Got Next (1997), A Retrospective (2000), Sneak Attack (2001), Spiritual Minded (2002), Prophets vs. Profits;The Mix Tape (2003), D.I.G.I.T.A.L (2003), Kristyles (2003), Keep Right (2004), LIFE (2006), Hip Hop Lives (2007), Adventures in Emceein (2007) and Maximum Strength (2008). In 1997 he reached #3 on the Billboard charts with the hit "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" featuring a remix by P. Diddy and has since collaborated with a string of artists running the gamut of R.E.M and Ziggy Marley to Chuck D and EPMD.

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Dr. Dre's Dre Day Anniversary

Dr. Dre's Dre Day Anniversary

Breaking out on his own and on a new record label, Dr. Dre hit the top of the hip-hop charts with The Chronic on Death Row Records in 1992. The biggest single from the album was "Nuthin but a 'G' Thang," which featured Snoop Dogg, then a little-known rapper. With this latest release, Dr. Dre helped introduce a new style called G-funk, which incorporated musical samples and melodies from funk with gangster rap. Dr. Dre had always admired the work of such acts as Parliament and Funkadelic.

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Killer Mike's Pl3dge Album Anniversary

T.I. later announced that he and Killer Mike had been in talks about bringing Mike to his Grand Hustle imprint on Atlantic, and Killer Mike confirmed that he had signed in December 2008. He released his fourth official album, PL3DGE, on Grand Hustle in 2011.

Read more about Killer Mike here.

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Ice Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Album Anniversary

Ice Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Album Anniversary

He released the first of several critically acclaimed albums, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted. With socio-political conscious and gangsta rap content, its songs delve into the issues of ghetto life, drug addiction, racism and poverty.

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Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein

Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein

In 2001, Cannibal Ox released their first album The Cold Vein on Definitive Jux, which was the label's first full-length studio album.

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Run-D.M.C.'s Raising Hell Album Anniversary

Run-D.M.C.'s Raising Hell Album Anniversary

Run-D.M.C.’s third album, Raising Hell, made them rap’s first superstars. The album sold 3 million copies in the first year of its release, making it the best-selling rap album to date and pointing the way toward the ascension of rap and hip-hop as the dominant genres in popular music in the Nineties.

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J Cole's The Off-Season Album Anniversary

J Cole's The Off-Season Album Anniversary

The Off-Season was released on May 14, 2021. The album was co-executively produced by T-Minus and featured guest appearances from Morray, 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Bas, and 6LACK.

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Eve's Lip Lock Album Anniversary

Eve's Lip Lock Album Anniversary

The album's first official single, "Make It Out This Town", featuring Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship was released on February 23, 2013. In an interview with Rap-Up TV, Eve confirmed that the second official single would be "Eve" featuring Jamaican reggae artist Miss Kitty.

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Cam'ron's Come Home With Me Album Anniversary

Cam'ron's Come Home With Me Album Anniversary

Come Home with Me featured guests such as Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, and Memphis Bleek, and production from Just Blaze, Kanye West and The Heatmakerz.

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DMX It's Dark and Hell is Hot Album Anniversary

DMX It's Dark and Hell is Hot Album Anniversary

In February 1998, DMX released his debut major-label single, "Get at Me Dog", on Def Jam Recordings. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA. His first major-label album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot…

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Kendrick Lamar, The Heart Part 5 Thoughts

Kendrick Lamar, The Heart Part 5 Thoughts

Kendrick has finally returned! The Heart Part 5 caught all of us by surprise and left us with goosebumps.

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Tyler, The Creator's Goblin Album Anniversary

In early 2011, Tyler was gaining the interest of a number of figures in the music industry, including Steve Rifkind, Jimmy Iovine, Rick Ross and Jay-Z. Tyler and the rest of Odd Future eventually signed a deal with Red Distribution/Sony in April 2011. His debut studio album, Goblin, was released May 10, 2011.

Read more about Tyler, the Creator here.

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Special Ed's Youngest In Charge Album Anniversary

Special Ed's Youngest In Charge Album Anniversary

Special Ed's debut album Youngest in Charge was released in 1989.

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Wu-Tang Clan's Protect Ya Neck Single Anniversary

The first Wu-Tang Clan single, the hard-hitting Protect Ya Neck, appeared on their own independent label and became an underground hit. Soon, the record labels were offering them lucrative contracts. The group held out until they landed a deal that would allow each member to record solo albums for whatever label they chose - in essence, each rapper was a free agent.

Read more about Wu-Tang Clan here.

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Jaz-O's Word to the Jaz Album Anniversary

Jaz-O's Word to the Jaz Album Anniversary

Jaz-O released his debut album Word to the Jaz. The album was produced by Bryan "Chuck" New, Pete Q. Harris and Jaz-O himself.

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Brother Ali's Shadows On The Sun Album Anniversary

Brother Ali's Shadows On The Sun Album Anniversary

Shadows on the Sun is the second studio album by American rapper Brother Ali.

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Pete Rock's Petestrumentals Album Annoversary

Pete Rock's Petestrumentals Album Annoversary

Petestrumentals was released on May 1, 2001. There are two versions of this album.

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Blackalicious' Blazing Arrow Album Anniversary

Blackalicious' Blazing Arrow Album Anniversary

Blazing Arrow contains the song "Make You Feel That Way", which became a fixture on radio stations.

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The Roots' Rising Down Album Anniversary

The Roots' Rising Down Album Anniversary

A subsequent deal with Def Jam fostered a series of riveting, often grim sets, beginning with Game Theory (August 2006) and Rising Down (April 2008). In 2009, the group expanded its reach as the exceptionally versatile house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The new gig didn't slow their recording schedule; in 2010 alone, they released the sharp How I Got Over (June), as well as Wake Up! (September), where they backed John Legend on covers of socially relevant soul classics like Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "Wake Up Everybody" and Donny Hathaway's "Little Ghetto Boy."

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Drake's Views Album Anniversary

Drake's Views Album Anniversary

Drake announced in January 2016 that his fourth studio album would be launched during the spring, releasing the promotional single "Summer Sixteen" later that month. The album was originally titled Views from the 6, but was later shortened to Views. "Summer Sixteen" debuted at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, and proved controversial, with Drake comparing his standing in hip hop to more tenured artists.

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