90s hip hop

Naughty By Nature's Poverty's Paradise Album Anniversary

Naughty By Nature's Poverty's Paradise Album Anniversary

1995's Poverty's Paradise was the group's final album for Tommy Boy; it went on to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album.

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Mobb Deep's Survival of the Fittest Single Anniversary

Mobb Deep's Survival of the Fittest Single Anniversary

‘Survival of the Fittest’ was produced by Havoc at his apartment in Queensbridge, where the duo worked on The Infamous album.

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Jeru the Damaja's The Sun Rises In the East Album Anniversary

Jeru the Damaja's The Sun Rises In the East Album Anniversary

The Sun Rises in the East, was released in 1994, produced entirely by DJ Premier and was ranked as one of the 100 greatest hip-hop albums of all time by the editors of About.com.

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Mobb Deep's The Infamous Album Anniversary

Mobb Deep's The Infamous Album Anniversary

Following its release, The Infamous became perhaps one of the most influential hip hop albums of the East Coast hardcore rap genre.

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X Clan's To the East, Blackwards Album Anniversary

X Clan's To the East, Blackwards Album Anniversary

X Clan's debut was To the East, Blackwards (1990), followed by Xodus (1992) and a temporary break-up.

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ATCQ's People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Album Anniversary

ATCQ's People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Album Anniversary

In 1990, the group released Peoples Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, scoring several memorable songs including Bonita Applebum, Can I Kick It and I Left my Wallet in El Segundo.

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2Pac's Me Against The World Album Anniversary

2Pac's Me Against The World Album Anniversary

Shakur began serving his prison sentence at Clinton Correctional Facility on February 14, 1995. Shortly afterward, he released his multi-platinum album Me Against the World. Shakur became the first artist to have an album at number one on the Billboard 200 while serving a prison sentence.

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Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs' Life of a Kid in the Ghetto Album Anniversary

Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs' Life of a Kid in the Ghetto Album Anniversary

Life of a Kid in the Ghetto is the debut studio album by the Boston-based rap group Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs. It was released on March 5, 1991, via PWL America/Mercury Records/PolyGram.

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They Want EFX Single Anniversary from Das EFX

They Want EFX Single Anniversary from Das EFX

Dead Serious went platinum and its lead single, "They Want EFX," (which contains samples from James Brown's "Blind Man Can See It" and Malcolm McLaren's "Buffalo Gals") reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.

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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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