Joe Echevarria

On this day, Dec. 18, in hip-hop history, Nas dropped his fifth studio album, 'Stillmatic.'

Today, Dec. 18, is the birthday of South Bronx rapper, Cuban Link.

Today, Dec. 18, is the 19th birthday of 2018 XXL Freshman YBN Nahmir.

On this day, Dec. 17, Biz Markie was found guilty in a copy infringement case that would change hip-hop forever.

On this day, Dec. 17, B.o.B. released his fourth studio album, 'Underground Luxury.'

On this day, Dec. 15, DJ Clue dropped his debut album, 'The Professional.'

On this day, Dec. 15, Nicki Minaj dropped her third studio album, 'The Pinkprint.'

On this day in 2016, Kanye West visited Trump Tower in New York City for a meeting with then President-elect Donald Trump.

On this day, Dec. 12, Xzibit dropped his third and most successful album, 'Restless.'

On this day, Dec. 11, Snoop Dogg and Pharrell reached number 1 on the charts with their smash, 'Drop it Like it's Hot.'

On this day, Dec. 11, Wu-Tang Clan reunited by dropping their fifth official studio album, '8 Diagrams.'

On this day, Dec. 4, Beanie Sigel released his fourth studio album 'The Solution.'