Junior M.A.F.I.A. Drop Conspiracy Album – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Aug. 29, 1995: After releasing his debut album, Ready to Die, in 1994, The Notorious B.I.G. wanted to share his fame and fortune with several of his friends from his Brooklyn neighborhood. Initially, he just wanted to keep his teenage friends off the streets and out of trouble, but his goal evolved into turning them into a successful rap group so they could escape the penitentiary traps of the hood. That group was Junior M.A.F.I.A. and on this day in 1995, they released their debut album, Conspiracy, via Undeas Recordings and Big Beat Records.Junior M.A.F.I.A. consisted of three separate groups and four solo artists. Lil'...