January 10, 1949 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, the 45 RPM vinyl 7-inch record is introduced by Victor RCA. Replacing the 78-RPM, the record had a playing time of 8-minutes and became the standard for singles.
Remember Nas rapping, “Finger scratch, cigarette burns on the sofa, turning the TV down / Mary Jane girls, 45’s playing, soft in the background” on the intro to Stillmatic? This is what Nas was referring to.
January 10, 1980 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Christopher “Daddy Mac” Smith was born.
January 10, 1969 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Brotha Lynch Hung Was Born.
January 10, 1947 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Afeni Shakur Was Born
January 10, 1974 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, R.A. the Rugged Man Was Born.
January 10, 1994 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Dr Dre led the police on a drunken high speed chase through the streets of Beverly Hills in a 1987 white Ferrari Testarossa.
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