August 8, 1987 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, MC Shan released his debut album Down By Law. The album was led by “The Bridge” and would peak at #40 on the R&B charts (the word “Hip-Hop” wasn’t added to the r&b charts until 1999).
On This Date In Hip-Hop, SeanPrice’s posthumous album Imperius Rex was released on Duck Down Music.
On This Date In Hip-Hop, we lost Boot Camp Clik and Heltah Skeltah member SeanPrice.
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Mohandas “Kool Moe Dee” Dewese was born in Manhattan, New York.
On This Date In Hip-Hop, 2pac’s step-father Mutulu Shakur was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Joe Budden was met with a little wu-resistance at the Los Angeles stop on the Rock the Bells tour.
On This Date In Hip-Hop, JAY-Z and Kanye West released their collaborative effort Watch The Throne on Roc-a-fella / Def Jam / Roc Nation.
On This Date In Hip-Hop, NWA released their debut album Straight Outta Compton on Ruthless/Priority.
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