April 25, 2000 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Dr Dre followed in the footsteps of Metallica and sued the file sharing service Napster.

April 25, 1999 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Roger Troutman was killed by his brother Larry outside of his recording studio in #Dayton, Ohio.

April 25, 1992 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Kris Kross' "Jump" became the #1 song in the country.

April 17, 2022 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, it is being reported that DJ Kay Slay has passed away after a bout with Covid.

April 16 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Drink Champs took a road trip to Inglewood to interview Snoop Dogg at his compound.

April 16, 1996 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Clive "DJ Kool Herc" Campbell was born in Kingston, Jamaica.

April 16, 1973 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Aliaume "Akon" Thiam was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

April 16, 1996 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Master P released his 5th album Ice Cream Man on No Limit.

April 16 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Lenny Santiago was born in Puerto Rico.