February 18, 1965 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Andre "Dr. Dre" Young was born in Compton, California.

February 18, 1979 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Johnny "Mausberg" Burns was born.

February 18, 2009 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, LaRon "Juelz Santana" James was born in New York.

February 18, 2015 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Joe Budden kicked off his I'll Name This Podcast Later with Marissa Mendez.

February 18, 1993 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, 2pac released his sophomore album Strictly4MyNIGGAZ on TNT / Interscope.

February 16, 2018 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Nipsey Hussle released his debut album Victory Lap.

February 16, 1993 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Kam released his debut album Neva Again on Street Knowledge / Atlantic.

February 16, 1982 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco was born in Chicago, iLLinois.

February 16, 1958 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow was born in Newark, New Jersey.