On this day, June 19, in hip-hop history… 1983: Macklemore celebrates his 30th birthday. The 2012 XXL Freshman first came on the scene with his 2009 project The Unplanned Mixtape, which spawned the indie hit “And We Danced.” From there, he teamed with producer Ryan Lewis, and the duo built buzz with The VS. EP and The VS. Redux in 2009 and 2010. Their breakout moment came with last year’s The Heist, an independently released album that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with over 78,000 copies sold. The singles “Can’t Hold Us” and “Thrift Shop” each peaked ...

On this day, June 17, in hip-hop history… 1997: Capone-N-Noreaga’s debut album, The War Report, is one of the most influential East Coast albums of its ...

On this day, June 16, in hip-hop history… 1971: Forty-two years ago, one of hip-hop’s most influential and tragic figures was brought into the world. On ...

On this day, June 15, in hip-hop history… 2010: Drake is one of those special cases who didn't fall under pressure and exceeded expectations. When the ...

On this day, June 15, in hip-hop history… 1969: Ice Cube celebrates his 44th birthday. The rapper, songwriter, producer, director, and screenplay writer first made his debut ...

On this day, June 14, in hip-hop history… 2011: With the exception of Dr. Dre, Eminem’s landmark debut, The Slim Shady LP (1999), featured just one ...

On this day, June 13, in hip-hop history… 2000: Memphis rap collective Three 6 Mafia released their album When The Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1. ...

On this day, June 12, in hip-hop history… 2007: DJ Khaled isn’t denying that he suffers from success. The Miami DJ/producer arguably released his strongest ...

On this day, June 11, in hip-hop history… 2007: Stack Bundles, who was the self-proclaimed Gorgeous Gangster, was on his way to rap stardom. But at ...