April 5: Kid From Kid N Play Was Born. (1964)
April 5, 1964 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Christopher "Kid" Reid was born.
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April 5: Juicy J Was Born. (1975)
April 5, 1975 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Jordan "Juicy J" Houston was born.
April 5: Yella Boy Gunned Down. (1997)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Albert "Yella Boy" Thomas of Cash Money's UNLV was shot and killed at the age of 22.
April 5: Ab-Soul Releases Longterm Mentality. (2011)
April 5, 2011 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, released his debut album Longterm Mentality on Top Dawg Ent.
April 5: DJ Polo Was Born.
April 5 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, JuiceCrew member Thomas #DJPolo Pough was born.
April 5: The Game Releases California Republic. (2012)
April 5, 2012 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, The Game along with DJ Skee released his California Republic mixtape.
April 4: 2pac Sentenced to 120 Days In Jail. (1996)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, 2pac was sentenced to 120 day in jail for violating his probation stemming from his beatdown of one of the Hughes brothers.
April 4: Big Pun’s Yeeeah Baby Is Released. (2000)
April 4, 2000 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Big Pun's 1st posthumous album Yeeeah Baby was released.
April 4: Montell Jordan Releases This Is How We Do It. (1995)
April 4, 1995 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Montell Jordan released his debut album This Is How We Do It on Def Jam.
April 4: The Purple Album Is Released. (2004)
April 4, 2004 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, a mash up of Prince instrumentations and acapellas from JAY-Z’s The Black Album hit the net in the form of …