On This Day: Gang Starr’s Guru Was Born
Today, on July 17th, the global hip-hop community takes a collective moment to pay tribute to one of the most...
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35 Years of Straight Checkn ‘Em: A Compton Classic
Today, July 16, 2026, the hip-hop community celebrates exactly 35 years since Compton’s Most Wanted (CMW) released their legendary sophomore...
10 Years of “A-F-R-O POLO”: A Bridge Across Hip-Hop Eras
Today marks exactly ten years since the underground hip-hop scene received one of the most intriguing collaborative releases in recent...
Leak Bros – “Waterworld”
Author: RAProgram The Architects and Underground Lore Released on July 13, 2004, Waterworld stands as the definitive, and only, collaborative studio album...
20 Years of Pimpalation: The Pimp Is Finally Free!
The Return of the Street Diplomat: How Pimp C Unified the South Today marks exactly two decades since the street...
25 Years of Tha Liks’ “X.O. Experience” Album
Today, July 10, 2026, marks exactly a quarter of a century since the release of the fourth studio album by...
Geto Boys: 35 Years of “We Can’t Be Stopped”
Exactly 35 years ago today – on July 9, 1991 – the Houston pioneers Geto Boys released their third studio...
15 Years of Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Raw ATCQ Truth
Today, July 8, 2026, marks exactly 15 years since the documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe...
Celebrating 25 Years of Wu-Chronicles II
Today marks exactly 25 years since July 3, 2001, when Priority Records, in partnership with Wu-Tang Records, dropped the compilation...
30 Years of “h”: How DJ Honda Bridged the Gap
Today is July 2, 2026, marking exactly thirty years since the release of one of the most intriguing street-level projects...
35 Years of Prince Rakeem’s Debut EP
On this day, July 1, 1991, hip-hop history bore witness to a peculiar release that, despite its massive commercial failure,...
25 Years of “Devil’s Night”: When D12 Set Hip-Hop on Fire
A Quarter Century of Pure Chaos: How D12 Redefined Horrorcore Today, June 19th, 2026, marks exactly twenty-five years since the...
30 Years of Heltah Skeltah’s Classic “Nocturnal”
Three Decades of Darkness: How "Nocturnal" Defined the Brooklyn Underground Today, June 18, 2026, marks exactly three decades since the...
Hip-Hop in Japan: All About Stranger Than Heaven
Snoop and Pac in Early Japan: What is Stranger Than Heaven? Renowned Japanese developer RGG Studio and publisher Sega are...
45 Years of “Deuce”: Kurtis Blow at a Sonic Crossroads
Today, on June 15, 2026, we celebrate exactly 45 years since the release of one of the most interesting and...