August 1: EPMD Releases Unfinished Business. (1989)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, EPMD released their 2nd album Unfinished Business.
August 1: Chuck D Was Born. (1960)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Carlton "Chuck D" Ridenhour was born in Queens, New York.
August 1: Hype Williams Was Born. (1970)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Harold "Hype Williams" Williams was born in Queens, New York.
August 1: DMX Releases Year of the Dog Again. (2006)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, DMX released his 6th album Year Of The Dog Again.
August 1: Rampage Was Born. (1974)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Roger "Rampage" McNair was born in Brooklyn, New York.
August 1: Double K Was Born. (1977)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Michael "Double K" Turner was born in Hollywood, CA.
August 1: Edai Shot And Killed. (2021)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Chicago driller and Team 600 member Edai was shot and killed in South Shore.
August 1: The D.O.C. Releases No One Can Do It Better. (1989)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, The D.O.C. released his debut album No One Can Do It Better on Ruthless Records.
July 31: Franklin Makes His Debut. (1968)
On This Date In Hip-Hop, Charles M. Schulz introduced that n!gga Franklin to the popular Peanuts comic - the strip’s 1st “African American”.
I’ll Be Back In August
No. I didn’t give up. I’m just taking the time now to do all the posts for August so that I can be ahead by…