August 1: Hype Williams Was Born. (1970)

On This Date In Hip-Hop, The D.O.C. released his debut album No One Can Do It Better on Ruthless Records.

On This Date In Hip-Hop, Chicago driller and Team 600 member Edai was shot and killed in South Shore.

On This Date In Hip-Hop, Michael “Double K” Turner was born in Hollywood, CA.

On This Date In Hip-Hop, Roger “Rampage” McNair was born in Brooklyn, New York.

On This Date In Hip-Hop, DMX released his 6th album Year Of The Dog Again.

On This Date In Hip-Hop, Carlton “Chuck D” Ridenhour was born in Queens, New York.

On This Date In Hip-Hop, EPMD released their 2nd album Unfinished Business.

On This Date In Hip-Hop, MTV was launched — and guess what: THESE N*GGAS REALLY PLAYED MUSIC VIDEOS back then

On This Date In Hip-Hop, XXL released its first issue – a double cover – with JAY-Z and Master P.

On This Date In Hip-Hop, Big L’s 2nd album The Big Picture was posthumously released on Rawkus Records.