May 2: Brother Ali Releases Shadows On The Sun. (2003)
April 2, 2003 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Brother Ali Is Blind released his 2nd album Shadows On The Sun on RhymeSayers Entertainment.
May 2: Jaz-O Releases Word To The Jaz. (1989)
May 2, 1989 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Jaz-O released his debut album Word To The Jaz.
May 1: Ol’ Dirty Bastard Signs To Roc-A-Fella. (2003)
May 1, 2003 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, (and fresh out of prison), Ol Dirty Bastard, new name -- Dirt McGirt - signed with Dame Dash and Rocafella Reco…
May 1: Yo! MTV Raps Invades Unplugged. (1991)
May 1, 1991 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, MTV Unplugged featured Hip-Hop acts for the 1st time.
May 1: Big Hawk Shot And Killed. (2006)
May 1, 2006 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Screwed Up Click member John "Big Hawk" Hawkins was shot and killed. RIP Big Hawk.
May 1: Mac Daddy Passes Away. (2013)
May 1, 2013 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of Kris Kross died of a suspected drug overdose.
April 24: Mumia Abu-Jamal Was Born. (1954)
April 24, 1954 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Mumia Abu Jamal was born.
April 24: X-Clan Releases To The East, Blackwards. (1990)
April 24, 1990 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, X-Clan released their debut album To The East, Blackwards.
April 24: Joell Ortiz Releases The Brick: Bodega Chronicles (2007)
April 24, 2007 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, Joell Ortiz released his debut album The Brick Bodega Chronicles on Koch.
April 24: DJ Hideo Passes Away. (2010)
April 24, 2010 - On This Date In Hip-Hop, we lost DJ Hideo, the hardest working DJ on the West Coast.