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March 22, 2023
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Dr. Dre Parts Ways With Death Row Records – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 22, 1996: On this day in 1996, Dr. Dre parted ways with Death Row Records, the infamous West Coast label he cofounded in 1991 with Marion "Suge" Knight.Prior to Death Row, Dre had been signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records as a part of the group N.W.A. Frustrated with Eazy and N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller's business practices, the veteran producer linked up with Knight to start Death Row. Knight reportedly used strong-arm tactics to appropriate the contracts of Dre, rapper the D.O.C. and singer Michel'le.Beginning in 1992, with the release of Dr. Dre's solo debut The Chronic, Death Row enjoyed a successful but...

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March 21, 2023
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Nicki Beats Aretha Franklin’s Billboard Record – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 20, 2017: Five years ago, Nicki Minaj achieved a major milestone in her career that proved she is one of the top hip-hop artists in the rap game. The Queen of hip-hop surpassed the late Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin for having the most Billboard Hot 100 entries by a female artist on this day in 2017.For the Billboard Hot 100 chart ending April 1, 2017, Nicki Minaj premiered three songs on the tally, "No Frauds," featuring Drake and Lil Wayne (No. 14), "Regret in Your Tears" (No. 61) and "Changed It" with Lil Wayne (No. 71). This bumped her total up...

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March 20, 2023
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Tone Loc Covers Newsweek’s Rap Rage Issue – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 19, 1990: Tone Loc covered Newsweek for its "Rap Rage" issue, which arrived on newsstands on this day. The cover tagline read: "Yo! Street rhyme has gone big time. But are those sounds out of bounds?"The choice was a confusing one, given how fun-loving the rapper was on wax. The editors apparently had to choose between LL Cool J and Tone Loc. The fact they opted for the latter says a lot about the magazine, which was hugely popular at the time. Their proclamation of rap being angry meant nothing to people who, by 1990, were well aware of that by then. That...

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March 19, 2023
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The Pharcyde Drop ‘Passin’ Me By’ – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 18, 1993: The Pharcyde dropped their second and most commercially successful single, "Passin' Me By," on this day in 1993.As the second single off their 1992 debut album, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, the rap quartet—Slimkid3, Imani, Bootie Brown and FatliP—rapped about stories of love lost over a catchy, piano and saxophone-sampled beat created by producer J-Swift.Slimkid3 credits J-Swift for finding the vinyls for Quincy Jones' 1973 song "Summer in the City" (featuring Valerie Simpson) and Eddie Russ' 1974 jazz tune "Hill Where the Lord Hides" (as well as The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1967's song "Are You Experienced?") to sample for the...

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March 19, 2023
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Hip-Hop Film Wild Style Opens in Theaters – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 18, 1983: The film Wild Style, which is considered the first hip-hop motion picture, was released in theaters on this day 40 years ago.Directed by Charlie Ahearn, Wild Style tells the story of a young graffiti artist Zorro (played by real life tagger Lee Quiñones) looking to establish himself as the top graffiti artist in New York while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend. The film captures much of the early hip-hop culture at the time, and featured appearances and performances from hip-hop luminaries like Grandmaster Flash, Fab Five Freddy, Busy Bee, Cold Crush Brothers, the Rock Steady Crew, Rammellzee and more.In...

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March 17, 2023
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C-Murder Drops Debut Album Life or Death – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 17, 1998: New Orleans rapper C-Murder released his debut solo album, Life or Death, via No Limit Records on this day in 1998.C-Murder is the brother of Master P, born Percy Miller, who founded No Limit Records and served as the label head throughout its lifetime. C-Murder, born Corey Miller, already had plenty of experience rapping by the time he released his first solo LP. The year prior, T.R.U. (a trio comprised of Master P, C-Murder and Silkk The Shocker) released their debut album, T.R.U. 2 Da Game.In 1998, No Limit was reaching the peak of their ascension in the rap game before losing steam in...

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March 17, 2023
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Kendrick Lamar Drops To Pimp a Butterfly Album – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 15, 2015: Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar dropped his third album, To Pimp a Butterfly, via Aftermath/Interscope Records and Top Dawg Entertainment, on this day in 2015.Coming off the momentous acclaim of his major label debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, in 2012, everyone in hip-hop had an ear out for what K-Dot would come up with next. Hailed as one of the most nimble, imaginative storytellers in the rap game today, Kenny's second album had high expectations. Originally set to drop on March 23, Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath and Interscope moved up the release, surprising fans with a late-night drop one day...

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March 16, 2023
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XXXTentacion Releases His ? Album – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 16, 2018: XXXTentacion was arguably the most polarizing artist of the SoundCloud era. Five years ago, the South Florida rapper released his second album, ?, via Bad Vibes Forever/Caroline/Capitol Records, on this day in 2018.By the time XXXTentacion dropped his sophomore album, he was a rising star in the rap game after the success of his 2017 debut effort, 17, which exploded into the mainstream. On the ? album, XXX showcased his versatility by rapping over different sounds from boom-bap to pop to punk-rock and even Latin music.For example, on the Joey Bada$$-assisted "infinity (888)," XXXTentacion spits intricate punchlines over the P. Soul-produced...

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March 15, 2023
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Tupac Shakur Drops Me Against the World – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 14, 1995: Tupac Shakur released his third solo studio album, Me Against the World, on this day in 1995. Featuring classic tracks like "Dear Mama" and "So Many Tears," the album was hailed by critics as one of the best releases of 1995, and Tupac's most personal work to date at the time.The project included leftover tracks from Thug Life Vol. 1, which were recorded during the period between 1993 and 1994. Me Against the World was released while ’Pac was serving a one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for sexual abuse.One of the most obvious and eerie themes of Me Against The World was ’Pac...

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March 14, 2023
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Black Milk Drops Popular Demand Album – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 13, 2007: In October of 2005, Black Milk released his debut album, Sound of the City, to critical praise from both fans and critics alike. Two years later, he dropped his second project, Popular Demand, via Fat Beats, on this day in 2007.Black Milk, born Curtis Eugene Cross, is a versatile producer-rapper from Detroit who is known for his soul-sample beats and bold drums. His second album, Popular Demand, is a 16-song collection of pure beats and rhymes. The LP elicited justifiable comparisons to the late and great J Dilla, whom Black has worked with on various Slum Village projects.Standout tracks on the...

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