Hip-Hop History

Bun B releases his second studio solo album on this date in 2008. II Trill was the follow-up album to his successful debut album, Trill. This was a major moment in southern rap history because this was the album following the death of Pimp C, and Bun was determined to “ban the syrup talk on […]

Boom Moment In Hip Hop (May 19, 1993) Arguably the most notable and succesful musicians to be spawned out of Philadelphia, on this date in 1993, The Roots unleashed their debut album independently, Organix. There was no promo run, late night television performacnes, or digital sales, the group debuted their own album by selling them […]

The original Queen B is set to take over your TV screens with a new reality TV Show. The “Black Kardashian” as she refers to herself, sat down to discuss the new projects she’s working on. Lil Kim talks about balancing motherhood, her fashion industry friends such as Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen, and working […]

Boom Moment In Hip Hop (May 18, 2010) Two worlds collide on this date back in 2010, as Nas and Damien Marley release their collaborative studio album Distant Relatives. The album fused elements of hip-hop and reggae while tackling societal issues happening in the United States and Africa. The album was recorded between 08-10, but […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop (May 15, 2001) On this date in 2001, Missy Elliot’s career lifts off after the commercial success of her third studio album Miss E… So Addictive. This album would go on to spawn 2 of Missy’s biggest singles, “One Minute Man” featuring Ludacris and Trina, as well as “Get Ur Freak […]

Date: March 14th, 2002 On this date 13 years ago, Cam’ron unveiled his 3rd studio album and his first under Roc-A-Fella Records, Come Home With Me. This was a major peak in Cam’ron’s career for 2 reasons. One, it debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 with over 226,000 sales first week, and eventually certified […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop (May 13th) On this date 1991, De La Soul released their follow up album “De La Soul Is Dead“. This was the follow up project to their groundbreaking debut “3 Feet High And Rising“, which was released 2 years prior. They were trying to break that underground, hippie-ish label with this […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop: DMX Releases His Debut Album On this date in 1998, Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings introduced DMX’s It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot to the world. The album featured four major singles, “Get at Me Dog”, “Stop Being Greedy”, “How’s It Goin’ Down” and the “Ruff Ryders Anthem”. The […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop On this day in 1996, the O.G. Kool Keith released Dr. Octagonecologyst, his first studio album under his alter name Dr. Octagon. After a few years of releasing albums with the Ultramagnetic MCs, Keith began recording under his other character, Dr. Octagon. Who was Dr. Octagon? A murderous time-travelling gynecologist from Jupiter… […]

Remember the days when music videos were rolled out on a red carpet like treatment on MTV’s TRL? Well on this date in 1999, Nas debuted his controversial video for his hit song “Hate Me Now“. The song was featured on his album I Am… and was Nas taking the haters, media, and critics head […]

On this date in 1993, the introduction to Mobb Deep officially took place as the duo released their debut album Juvenile Hell. Mobb Deep, made up of Havoc and Prodigy, have always been known for their hardcore gritty New York rap sound. Both emcees were only 19 years old at the time of the release. […]

Boom Moment In History “Fight The Power” is what Public Enemy stood for on their third album Fear of a Black Planet, which was released on this day in 1990. This year, 2015, marks its 25th anniversary, and looking back at the message today, the songs and tracks still resonate in today’s society. The album […]