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15 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/23/99| Eminem released his second album, The Slim Shady LP, on Shady Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/23/95| Big L & Jay-Z trade bars back and forth on the legendary freestyle live on Stretch & Bobbito. PRVSLY | The Big Picture: 15 Classic Big L Freestyles
25 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/22/89| The first rap Grammy is awarded. The above rappers boycotted the show in protest of the award presentation not being televised.
The Champ & The Hurricane
Skateboard Pbay.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/20/96| Snoop Dogg was acquitted along with his bodyguard of first- and second-degree murder charges in.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/20/96| Jay-Z released the first single, Dead Presidents, off of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt.
GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME
BACK IN THE DAY |2/19/90| ATCQ released the second single, Bonita Applebum, from their debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
Happy 44th, Finesse.
Still getting mine in the 1-9-99..
Get the keys to the Lexus with no driver..
Mos x Pos x Com
MIKE CHECK
Scarface - ‘I Never Seen a Man Cry’ - Live on BET Teen Summit (1994)
ROUGH LIKE TIMBERLAND WEAR
CONFESSIONS
20 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/18/94| The movie Blue Chips was released in theaters.
25 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/18/89| The first Wayne’s World sketch appeared in an episode of Saturday Night Live.
Happy Dre Day
Michael Jackson - Rolling Stone - February 17, 1983
Happy 51st, Air.
Stretch & Bobbito - MF Doom [1997] (via @_DirtyWaters)Not sure the date on this one, some time in 1997. MF Doom guests with Megalon and has Stretch throw on some old school G Rap instrumentals to flow over. Some weird pauses in the middle of this
Happy 56th, Ice.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/16/93| 2pac released his second album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., on Interscope Records.
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990)
The Big Picture: 15 Classic Big L Freestyles (via @nahright)Fifteen years ago, on February 15th, 1999, Harlem rapper Big L (aka Lamont Coleman) was tragically gunned down in the same neighborhood that he consistently repped in his rhymes. His murder came
Six Great Valentine’s Day Mixes: Music for Baby Making audiocast:VDAY 2014 - (via @grandgood)Dedicated to anybody who’s ever been dumped, cheated on, or taken for a fool. Cuffing Season - (via @FrankTheButcher & @DJ_7L)Love songs n shit. Best
“Tommy Lasorda, dodge bullets, dive into the water.”
De La Soul to Make Entire Catalog Available for Free (via rollingstone) In honor of next month’s 25th anniversary of their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul are making their entire catalog available for free download for 25 hours on
Showtime Documentary: Lenny Cooke In an era when high school stars were forgoing college hoops in favor of the multi-million dollar contracts promised in the NBA draft, Lenny was supposed to be the next superstar. But over a decade later, while his peers
BACK IN THE DAY |2/13/09| Drake released his third mixtape, So Far Gone, independently through October’s Very Own.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/13/96| 2pac released his fourth album, All Eyez On Me, on Death Row/Interscope Records
BACK IN THE DAY |2/13/83| Marvin Gaye sings the National Anthem at the 1983 NBA All Star Game.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/13/96| The Fugees released their second album, The Score, on Ruffhouse/Columbia Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/13/98| The movie, The Wedding Singer, was released in theaters.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/13/96| Mad Skillz released his debut album, From Where???, on Big Beat Records.
Wu-Tang Clan — “Y’all Been Warned” (2001) (via egotripland) The video for the b-side to “Uzi (Pinky Ring)” has been unearthed.
CAPTAIN CLUTCH
The Champs Podcast - Guest: Action Bronson The New York rapper sits down with the Champs to discuss smoking weed with his bad-bitch mother, the stupidity of his name and what makes for a great album.
Al-Doe - Keys of Heaven EP (via massappeal) Some OG’s aren’t fucking with the music coming out of New York right now. They’re saying it’s all about fashion and no one’s got any bars. If you feel that way I doubt you’ve heard Bronx emcee Al-Doe.
Michael Jordan’s University of North Carolina Transcripts
THE BROAD STREET BULLY
10 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/11/04| The Rick James “True Hollywood Stories” sketch aired on Chappelle’s Show.
THE WRONG NIGGA TO FUCK WITH
Russell Simmons & MCA Interview - Black Music Association Convention - Miami, Fl (1985)
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)
BACK IN THE DAY |2/11/97| Eryka Badu released her debut album, Baduizm, on Universal Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/11/90| Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
Track by Track: Diamond D Breaks Down The Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop Album (via unkutdotcom) Today marks ten years since I started Unkut Dot Com, and what better way to celebrate than to sit down with the original “Best Producer On The Mic” himself,
Happy 40th, D'Angelo.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/10/92| Mike Tyson was convicted of the rape of 18-year-old Desiree Washington.
James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006)
BACK IN THE DAY |2/10/87| Public Enemy released their debut, Yo! Bum Rush The Show on Def Jam Records.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY |2/10/04| Kanye West released his debut album, The College Dropout, on Rocafella/Def Jam Records.
Can You Dig It??? The Warriors 35th Anniversary Mix Today marks 35 years since the cult classic The Warriors dropped in theaters. This was one of the first movies shot depicting a close description of what gang life was in New York City in the mid to
20 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/7/94| Michael Jordan signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
Happy 40th, Dilla
25 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/7/89| 2 Live Crew released their third album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be, on Atlantic Records.
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