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March 2, 2023
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Hammer Drops The Funky Headhunter Album – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 1, 1994: Hammer, who dropped the MC from his name during this time, delivered his fifth studio album, The Funky Headhunter, via Giant Records on this day in 1994.After achieving hip-pop success from 1988 to 1991, with his multiplatinum-selling albums, including 3-times platinum Too Legit to Quit, Hammer's popularity started to wane as an influx of harder-edge rap music was dominating the radio airwaves and music charts. By the time Hammer released his fifth project in 1994, he flipped his style to be more "street" (sports jerseys, baggy jeans and Timberland boots) and his music to be more grittier.The set's first single, "Pumps...

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March 1, 2023
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50 Cent and The Game’s Beef Results in Shooting -Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 28, 2005: On this day in 2005, a beef between two former allies turned violent in front of an iconic hip-hop radio station in New York City.50 Cent was going strong at the time as a solo artist as well as leading his G-Unit roster of artists. He came into the game with his motley crew of spitters, and added a new member, up-and-coming Compton, Calif. rapper The Game, as the West Coast rhymer found success. While the two collaborated on the hit singles "Hate It or Love It" and "How We Do," on The Game's 2005 debut album, The Documentary, they still had issues.All of this came to...

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February 28, 2023
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Lauryn Hill Wins Five Grammy Awards in 1999 – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 24, 1999: On this day, at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Lauryn Hill made history by winning five Grammy Awards and becoming the first hip-hop artist to win Album of the Year. Additionally, Ms. Hill also became the first female solo artist to win five awards in one night.L-Boogie's debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, took home golden gramophones for Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Album. Hill beat some music industry heavyweights that night, such as Madonna (who won three awards), the Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, the Backstreet Boys, Sheryl Crow, Celine...

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February 28, 2023
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ODB Crashes Stage at 1998 Grammy Awards – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 25, 1998: Poor Shawn Colvin didn’t know what was coming. The singer stepped on the stage to receive her award for Song of the Year at the 1998 Grammy Awards ceremony, but was upstaged by Ol’ Dirty Bastard, who had a message for America, on this day in 1998.ODB and the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan had lost Rap Album of the Year honors to Diddy (then known as Puffy), and this didn’t sit well with ODB or his wardrobe. The late Wu-Tang Clan member announced that he’d purchased some new gear in anticipation of what he thought would be his group’s victory...

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February 28, 2023
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Fugees Win Best Rap Album at 1997 Grammys – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 26, 1997: The Fugees won their first golden gramophone for their 1996 second album, The Score, on this day in 1997.Coming off their 1994 debut album, Blunted to Reality, and fueled by the radio singles "Killing Me Softly," "Fu-Gee-La" and "Ready or Not," The Score was a musical step up for the New Jersey-based trio. The LP catapulted Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel into rap superstars.The island-infused reggae undertones and chemistry between the three artists made The Score a breath of fresh air in the hip-hop world at the time. Since its release, the album has been certified seven-times platinum...

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February 27, 2023
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OutKast Win Best Rap Album at 2002 Grammys – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 27, 2002: Atlanta duo OutKast further solidified their status as hip-hop greats with a big Grammy win on this day in 2002.At the time, OutKast was already in the conversation as one of the best hip-hop duos of all time. Their unique sound, top-notch pedigree as members of The Dungeon Family and pure lyrical ability had already set them apart from the rest of their contemporaries. Even with all of this credibility, the two hadn't released an album since 1998's Aquemini. Knowing they had to really bring it this time around, they came out the gates firing with Stankonia.The album's first single was...

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February 24, 2023
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Jay-Z and Big L Deliver Epic Freestyle in 1995 – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 23, 1995: The way Bobbito Garcia remembers it, "Jay-Z was a cocky bastard" when he came swaggering into the WKCR studios on the night of Feb. 23, 1995 to freestyle on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show.At the time, Hov was a newcomer and though Big L was on the rise in New York, it would still be another month before he dropped his official debut album, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, on Columbia Records. Together, they entered Stretch and Bob's domain, and though they hadn't planned for it, Jay-Z and Big L ended up recording their two freestyles together, clocking in at nearly...

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February 23, 2023
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Eminem Performs ‘Stan’ With Elton John in 2001 – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 21, 2001: Eminem and Elton John performed Em's critically acclaimed song, "Stan," live at the 2001 Grammy Awards.Coming off the success of his massively successful diamond-certified album, The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem was by far one of the most polarizing figures in the music industry. A result of his maverick attitude, dark song content and perhaps what caused him to receive the brunt of the vitriol hurled his way; the perception was that the Detroit rhymer was homophobic.Many organizations took issue with what they perceived to be homophobic lyrics by Eminem, with The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) being at the forefront of...

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February 23, 2023
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Common, John Legend Win 2015 Oscar for ‘Glory’ – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 22, 2015: On this day in 2015, veteran hip-hopper Common and R&B singer John Legend won the Oscar for Best Original Song for their civil rights ballad "Glory," the theme song to the 2014 movie Selma.Common and Legend's "Glory" also won the Critics’ Choice Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song that same year, so no one was surprised when the pair's name was called at the 87th annual Academy Awards.In winning the prestigious trophy, Common joined a very short list of rappers who've won Academy Awards. He solidified himself in the company of Eminem, Juicy J, DJ Paul, Frayser Boy,...

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February 20, 2023
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Snoop Dogg Acquitted of Murder – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 20, 1996: Snoop Dogg was acquitted of first and second-degree murder in 1996, for the shooting death of a gang member in Los Angeles.Snoop's harrowing journey with the judicial system started on Aug. 25, 1993, when Snoop and his bodyguard, McKinley Lee, got into an altercation with a rival gang member, Philip Woldemariam, at Los Angeles' Woodbine Park. Lee was the shooter who shot and killed Woldemariam while Snoop was the driver of a Jeep Cherokee vehicle they were in. Despite Snoop claiming they were acting in self-defense, the two men were indicted on murder charges, conspiracy and manslaughter. Both men obtained legal representation...

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