August 12: Sir Mix-A-Lot Was Born. (1963)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Anthony "Sir Mix-A-Lot" Ray was born in Seattle, Washington
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August 12: The Jacka Was Born. (1977)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Dominick "The Jacka" Newton was born.
August 12: Dilated Peoples Release Directors of Photography. (2014)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Dilated Peoples released their 5th album Directors Of Photography on Rhymesayers.
August 12: Del The Funky Homosapien Was Born. (1972)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Teren "Del The Funky Homosapien" Jones was born in Oakland, CA.
August 12: Andre 3000 Stars In Four Brothers. (2005)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, John Singleton's Four Brothers was released and starred Andre 3000 and Tyrese.
August 12: State Property Releases Chain Gang Vol. 2. (2003)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, State Property released Chain Gang Vol 2.
The Game Disses Eminem.
On This Date In Hip-Hop, with the release of Drillmatic right around the corner, The Game drops off his Eminem diss The Black Slim Shady.
August 11: Hip-Hop Is Born In the Bronx. (1973)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop was born when Kool DJ Herc decided to use two copies of the same record in order to extend the breakbeat.
August 11: Trae Tha Truth And Mike Jones Fight. (2008)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Trae Tha Truth and Mike Jones had a lil' "altercation" during the 2008 Ozone Awards.
