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SLAM & BAU Present ‘Real Deal (97)’ Mixed by DJ 7L Peep the tracklisting over at Slam Online.
The 2000 Slam Dunk Contest also happened today, thirteen years ago.
The 1994 Slam Dunk Contest took place nineteen years ago today.
Happy 33rd, Gucci.
Happy 79th, Bill Russell
HARD.AS.HELL
Happy 57th, Arsenio
BACK IN THE DAY |2/12/90| MC Hammer released his third album, Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em, on Capitol Records.
Happy 50th, Ed Lover
The 1995 Slam Dunk Contest, which took place 18 years ago today.
ESPN - MJ at 50: “Gotta Be The Shoes!”
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 on of the biggest upsets in sports history.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/11/91| Another Bad Creation released their debut album, Coolin’ at The Playground Ya Know, on Motown Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/11/90| Nelson Mandela was freed from Victor-Verster Prison in South Africa after 27 years.
Happy 39th, D'Angelo.
The Bizarre 20-Year Ride Of Two Pharcydes (via @nprmusic) Two decades and two months ago, an unruly, exuberant quartet of rappers from South Central Los Angeles called The Pharcyde loosed their debut album upon the world. [Read More…] Words by
Poster Boys: How the Costacos Brothers built a wall art empire (via @sbnation) SEATTLE, 1984 – It all began with Prince. Naturally. One morning in his grandparents’ house that sat atop his home city, John Costacos – just 23 years old – awoke
In celebration of today’s Chinese New Year, we present to you “The many faces of Wang Zhizhi”
BACK IN THE DAY |2/10/04| Kanye West released his debut album, The College Dropout, on Rocafella/Def Jam Records.
20 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/10/93| , Oprah sat down with Michael Jackson for what would be the most-watched interview in television history.
ARE THEY FOR REAL?
James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006)
BACK IN THE DAY |2/9/79| The movie, The Warriors, was released in theaters.
Funky Finger Productions with the 1990 New York Knicks
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena Video Shoot (1991)
An Ode to Pen & Pixel Album Covers (via @NoiseyMusic) Yesterday was great because any day where I spend over an hour looking at Pen & Pixel art is a great day. First my friend Marko put up every Pen & Pixel cover he had, then I found an even
The Five Best Donald Byrd Samples in Hip-Hop (via @MTVHive) The music world lost a great earlier this week when 80-year-old jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd passed due to unspecified causes. Byrd’s talented jazz chops saw him craft a career that included
Interview: Aziz Ansari (via @thefader) Aziz Ansari’s character Tom on Parks and Recreation is a known fashion fan, buying all his clothes from the little boys department at Brooks Brothers and wearing LED belt buckles. But Ansari loves style in real
AFROCENTRIC
Happy 43rd, Zo.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/8/00| Ghostface Killah released his second album, Supreme Clientele, on Epic Records.
15 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/8/98| Michael Jordan was named the 1998 NBA All-Star Game MVP. Jordan scored 23 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished a team-high eight assists on way to being named the the oldest All-Star Game MVP, winning the award nine days
Happy 45th, Gary.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/8/94| The Beastie Boys released the compilation album, Some Old Bullshit, on Capitol Records. The album is a collection of several early Beastie Boys EPs, recorded in the early ‘80s.
Happy 39th, Kimbo Slice
BACK IN THE DAY |2/8/86| Spud Webb wins the 1986 NBA Dunk Contest
BACK IN THE DAY |2/8/95| Mary J Blige released the 2nd single, Mary Jane (All Night Long), off her second album.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/7/95| Bone Thugs N Harmony released the 2nd single, Foe tha Love of $, off their debut, Creepin on ah Come Up.
#TonyStarksThursdays
Joey Bada$$ – Underground Airplay (feat. Big K.R.I.T. & Smoke DZA)
Big Pun Hip-Hop Quotable - TATS Cru (2001)
Guru, Big Pun & Fat Joe (NYC, 1998)
Realer Sports: In Depth - Mike Tyson & Peter Rosenberg In this episode sits down with the champ, Iron Mike Tyson! They take a look back at one of the most interesting careers in all of professional sports, the triumphs and regrets. Nothing is off
RARE CHANDELIERS
Real quick, some food for thought..
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 - February 4, 2013)
Never eat at Denny’s and party like Lil Penny.
A Day with Action Bronson in Melbourne, Australia
Happy 46th, “The Originator” Kid Capri
Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000)
BACK IN THE DAY |2/7/89| 2 Live Crew released their third album, AS Nasty As They Wanna Be, on Atlantic Records.
Happy 48th, Chris Rock.
25 YEARS AGO TODAY |2/7/88| Mike Tyson married Robin Givens. The marriage ended on Valentine’s Day, just a year later.
BACK IN THE DAY |2/7/95| Juevenile released his debut album, Being Myself, on Warlock Records.
ESPN The Magazine: Recreating Run-DMC (via @massappeal) To mark its music issue, ESPN The Magazine gathered up a group of sports stars across professions to recreate some of the music industry’s best known album covers. From NFL QB Josh Freeman as Michael
Tonight. 10pm. TVOne’s latest episode of Unsung features EPMD.
Bong. Bong.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Mixtape (1986)
Gatman & Robin (via madeupmemories)
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