April 1, 1949 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Gil Scott Heron was born. The soul and jazz poet helped influence a new genre of music which would become Hip-Hop. He is widely considered as The Godfather of Hip-Hop.
Happy Birthday and R.I.P. to Gil Scott-Heron!
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April 1, 1996 – Remember when JAY-Z rapped “unlike Hammer 30 Mill couldn’t hurt me” on “So Appalled?”
April 1, 2008 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, AZ released his 7th album Undeniable.
April 1, 1949 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Gil Scott Heron was born.
April 1, 2012 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, a then-17-year-old Diggy Simmons dropped a J. Cole diss track called “What You Say To Me and we all wished it was an April Fool’s joke.
April 1, 1984 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father after an argument — a day before his birthday.
April 1, 2014 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Mobb Deep released their 8th album The Infamous Mobb Deep.
April 1, 2010 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, XXL had 10 freshmen for the ’10 and they were a new breed of hustlers.
April 1, 2008 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, AZ released his 7th album Undeniable.
April 1, 1996 – Remember when JAY-Z rapped “unlike Hammer 30 Mill couldn’t hurt me” on “So Appalled?”
April 1, 2012 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, a then-17-year-old Diggy Simmons dropped a J. Cole diss track called “What You Say To Me and we all wished it was an April Fool’s joke.
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