On this day, May 6, in hip-hop history...
1996: On May, 6, 1996, Kool Keith released his first studio album under the moniker Dr. Octagon titled Dr. Octagonecologyst.
Shortly after the Ultramagnetic MCs released its third album The Four Horsemen in 1993, Keith began recording solo tracks as the character Dr. Oct...
At one point in time, hip-hop music wasn't the major musical force that it is today; it was a fad relegated to the South Bronx, where DJs cut between drum breaks for a young crop of dancers to spin on their head to in the park. Flash forward 40 years, and hip-hop has become one of the most recognized forms of popular music...