APRIL 16, 1955 — #OnThisDateInHipHop, Clive @KoolDJHerc Campbell was born in #Kingston, Jamaica. #DJKoolHerc would grow up to: (1) move to the #Bronx at the age of 12, (2) be nicknamed #Hercules because of his height, (3) become a part of the #ExVandals #graffiti crew, (4) develop the blueprint for #HipHop when he isolated the break from records and played them across 2 turntables, (5) appear in films, and (6) influence the styles of #GrandmasterFlash and #NoBambaataa. #HappyBirthday Kool Herc!!
Chance The Rapper Was Born (1993)
APRIL 16, 1993 --#OnThisDateInHipHop, Chancelor @ChanceTheRapper Bennett was born. #ChanceTheRapper would grow up to: (1) become 1/2 of #Instrumentality,...
Nas Released One Mic (2002)
APRIL 16, 2002 --#OnThisDateInHipHop, glass burst and a fiend dropped his Heineken as @Nas released #OneMic - the 3rd...
Akon Was Born (1973)
APRIL 16, 1973 -- #OnThisDateInHipHop, Aliaume @Akon Thiam was born in #StLouis, Missouri. #Akon would grow up to: (1) grow...
Master P Released Ice Cream Man (1996)
APRIL 16, 1996 -- #OnThisDateInHipHop, @MasterP released his 5th album #IceCreamMan on #NoLimit. Led by #MrIceCreamMan, #BoutItBoutItPart2 and #NoMoreTears, #MasterP's...
Lenny S Was Born
APRIL 16 -- #OnThisDateInHipHop, Lenny @KodakLens Santiago was born in #PuertoRico. #LennyS would grow up to: (1) rep the #Bronx,...
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