August 8, 1950 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, 2pac’s step-father Mutulu Shakur was born in Baltimore, Maryland. The Black Liberation Army member has been incarcerated since 1986 on various charges including RICO violations and charges related to the 1981 robbery of a Brinks truck that left 2 guards and 1 police officer dead. Tupac name drops Mutulu a couple of times on White Man’z World.
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, MC Shan released his debut album Down By Law.
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Mohandas “Kool Moe Dee” Dewese was born in Manhattan, New York.
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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