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Happy 51st, Hammer
I BE ON MY SUIT & TIE
25 YEARS AGO TODAY |3/30/88| The movie, Beetlejuice, was released in theaters.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/30/04| Dead Prez released their 2nd album, RBG:Revolutionary But Gangsta, on Sony Records.
Action Bronson Raps On Sports, New York And Embracing The Obscure (via @sinow) I’ve been an avid fan of Action Bronson for two years. Most hip-hop fans I know who’ve been listening to his music as long feel a similar way. The chef-turned-rapper from
Mobb Deep - Rap Pages September, 1999
Management Panel - How Can I Be Down (1996) [Chris Lighty, Steve Stoute, Dame Dash & Shakim Compere]
#SpotiFriday: Our favorite @Spotify Playlists of the Week Part Deux.
The Many Sounds Of 1993 Bay Area Rap (via @NPRmusic) This year marks the 20th anniversary of a remarkable year in music. Over the 12 months of 1993, the Wu-Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah and more than a dozen other rap groups
BACK IN THE DAY |3/29/88| DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince release their second album, He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper
BACK IN THE DAY |3/29/82| The Michael Jordan-led North Carolina Tarheels defeated Patrick Ewing’s Georgetown Hoyas for the NCAA Championship.
Legends of NBA Style: The GQ+A with Walt Frazier (via @GQMagazine) So when Carly Simon released “You’re So Vain” in 1972, are we sure she wasn’t referring to Knicks legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier? The original NBA fashion
#TonyStarksThursdays
BACK IN THE DAY |3/28/95| Michael Jordan’s famous “Double-Nickel” game, dropping 55 points on the Knicks at MSG.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/28/95| Ol’ Dirty Bastard releases his debut album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, through Elektra Records
Raymond “Freaky Tah” Rogers (May 14, 1971 – March 28, 1999)
BACK IN THE DAY |3/28/95| Big L releases his debut album, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, through Columbia Records
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Still Digging. (via Mark Drew)
Happy Hump Day
BACK IN THE DAY |3/27/84| Run-D.M.C releases their debut album, Run-D.M.C, on Profile Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/27/90| Brand Nubian released the single, Slow Down, from their debut album, One For All.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/27/07| Prodigy released his second album, Return of The Mac, on E1 Music.
With the word that Future Flavas may be set to return to the airwaves in the Summer of 2013 or 2014, we figured that it was time to ‘Lay Some Treats" on yall. Marley’s son, MWill, the heir apparent to the Future Flavas legacy released
BACK IN THE DAY |3/27/92| The movie, White Men Can’t Jump, is released in theaters.
Happy 50th, Randall.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/27/95| Total released their debut single. Can’t You See, featuring The Notorious B.I.G. on Tommy Boy/Bad Boy Records.
25 YEARS AGO TODAY |3/27/88| Wrestlmania IV took place at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, NJ. In the main event Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the vacant title.
Happy 50th, Quentin.
The rings and things you sing about, bring ‘em out…
Rza & Ghostface [Outside of Big Daddy Kane’s Birthday Party] (1992) (via genevanheathen)
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1963 – March 26, 1995)
BACK IN THE DAY |3/26/96| Jay-Z released, Ain’t No Nigga, the second single off of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/26/02| Non Phixion released their debut album, The Future Is Now, on Uncle Howie Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/26/90| Digital Underground released their debut album, Sex Packets, on Tommy Boy Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/26/79| Magic Johnson’s Michigan State Spartans defeated Larry Bird’s Indiana State Sycamores to win the 41st NCAA Championship.
Ghostface Killah + Adrian Younge “Twelve Reasons To Die” - Trailer
Jay Shells “Rap Quotes” Street Art Project (via @ANIMALNewYork) After schooling New Yorkers on etiquette via numerous unsanctioned interventions, artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop music and his uncanny sign-making skills towards
MAGIC MIKE
BACK IN THE DAY |3/25/95| Mike Tyson was released from Indiana Youth Center after serving 3 years for sexual assault.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/25/97| The Notorious B.I.G. released his second and final album, Life After Death, on Bad Boy Records.
10 YEARS AGO TODAY |3/25/03| The Diplomats released their debut album, Diplomatic Immunity on Def Jam Records.
Mike Tyson & Don King [Soul Train Awards] (1989)
DURAG DYNASTY
BACK IN THE DAY |3/24/92| The soundtrack to the movie White Men Can’t Jump is released on EMI Records.
15 YEARS AGO TODAY |3/24/98| Canibus released, Second Round K.O., the 1st single off of his debut album, Can-I-Bus.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/24/92| Chi-Ali released his debut album, The Fabulous Chi-Ali on Relativity Records.
15 YEARS AGO TODAY |3/24/98| Das Efx released their fourth album, Generation Efx, on Elektra Records.
Jordan x Ewing
Cam'ron - Killa Cam [Live at the Apollo] (2004) (via pshinesthegodaow)
20 YEARS AGO TODAY |3/23/93| The New York Knicks & Phoenix Suns brawl. The fight results in 贶K in player fines, most in NBA history at the time. [Click the picture to watch the video]
20 YEARS AGO TODAY |3/23/93| Ice-T released his fifth album, Home Invasion, on Priority Records.
Happy 40th, J. Kidd
BACK IN THE DAY |3/23/99| Outkast released the debut single, Rosa Parks, off of their third album, Aquemini.
Happy 58th, Big Mo.
BACK IN THE DAY |3/23/1994| The movie, Above The Rim, is released in theaters.
THE AIR APPARENT
BACK IN THE DAY |3/22/94| The soundtrack to the movie, Above The Rim, was released on Death Row/Interscope Records.
#SpotiFriday: Our favorite @Spotify Playlists of the Week
Master P - Source Magazine - October, 1997
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