Joe Echevarria

On this day, Feb.13, in hip-hop history, Tupac Shakur dropped his monumental album, 'All Eyez On Me.'

Today, Feb. 8, marks the birthday of Harlem, N.Y. rapper, Smoke DZA.

Today, Feb. 8, marks the birthday of producer and songwriter, Jahlil Beats.

Today, Jan. 28, marks the birthday of North Carolina MC and Dreamville Records founder, J. Cole.

Today, Jan. 28, marks the birthday of Miami rapper and record executive, Rick Ross.

Today, Jan. 28, marks the birthday of God MC, Rakim.

On this day, Jan. 26, in hip-hop history, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis beat out Kendrick Lamar in all four competing categories at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014.

Today, Jan. 23, Marks the 37th birthday of Oakland, CA. rapper, Mistah F.A.B.

Today, Jan. 23, marks the birthday of Massachusetts-born DJ and producer, Statik Selektah.

On this day, Dec. 25, in hip-hop history, Fabolous dropped his sixth studio album, 'The Young OG Project.'

On this day, Dec. 21, in hip-hop history, Method Man and Redman release their cult classic stoner movie, 'How High.'

On this day, Dec. 18, in hip-hop history, T.I. dropped his eighth studio album, 'Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head.'