Today in Hip-Hop

On this day, April 15, in hip-hop history... 1999: On April 15, 1999 New York rapper Nas premiered his controversial music video for the song, "Hate Me Now" on MTV's music video countdown show, Total Request Live. The song "Hate Me Now" off the 1999 album I Am...

Wiz Khalifa's classic tape.

Mobb Deep bust on the scene in 1993.

Public Enemy's 'Fear of a Black Planet' celebrates its 27th anniversary.

On this day, April 9, in hip-hop history... 1992: Back when West Coast hip-hop was just coming into its own, a business-minded Dr. Dre, CEO and founder of Death Row Records, was leading the charge. After a lengthy dispute with his former crew, N...

The day MC Hammer broke his own bank.

Today, April 1, in hip-hop history... 1994: Before they were a late night headlining band, the Roots were just another jazz-soul band from Philadelphia trying to break through. After the guys independently released their debut album, Organix in May of 1993, their sound caught the attention of DGC and Geffen Record execs who signed ...

On this day, March 30 in hip-hop history... 2010: On March 30, 2010, three members of the Wu, Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, branched off to drop their own collaborative album known as Wu-Massacre. This three-way collab was a first for the MC's, who repeatedly stated they weren't using this to form a new group...

Big L's official debut.

Tupac Shakur 'Until the End of Time' gets released.

Though he was only 25 years old at the time of his death, Tupac Shakur's contribution to the world of hip-hop has far surpassed his mortality. Twenty years ago today on March 14, 1995, 'Pac released his third studio album, Me Against The World, and changed rap forever...

On this day, Mar. 3, in hip-hop history, three influential albums dropped: De La Soul's '3 Feet High and Rising', KRS-One's 'Criminal Minded' and Scarface's 'My Homies.'