January 12: Raekwon Was Born. (1970)

January 12, 1980 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Xavier “Zaytoven” Dotson was born in Frankfurt, Germany.

January 12, 1981 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, pop-rock band Blondie released Rapture.

January 12, 1994 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, House Party 3 was released in theaters.

January 12, 1941 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Olu Dara Jones was born in Natchez, Mississippi.

January 12, 1977 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, DJ Paul was born in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sador #SandmanNegus Fasehaye was born in Bulgaria.

January 12, 2001 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, The Roc was in full effect when they pulled up on Funkmaster Flex and Cipha Sounds.

January 12, 2000 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Ice Cube’s Next Friday was released in theaters.