Events in Music
- 1986-09-26 Run-DMC is the 1st rap group to hit the top 10 with "Raising Hell"
- 1987-02-07 "Ronnies Rap" by Ron & DC Crew peaks at #93
Straight Outta Compton
1988-08-08 Rap group N.W.A. release their debut studio album "Straight Outta Compton"
- 1990-06-10 Rap group "2 Live Crew" members arrested in Florida for obscenity
- 1990-10-03 Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obscenity, for selling records by the rap group "2 Live Crew"
- 1992-05-20 American rapper Tung Twista raps 597 syllables in under 60 seconds
Music History
1996-09-07 Rap artist Tupac Shakur shot multiple times in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas, dies 6 days later
The Slim Shady LP
1999-02-23 Hip Hop artist Eminem releases his first major record album "The Slim Shady LP" (Grammy 2000 - Rap album)
- 2000-05-23 Eminem releases 3rd studio album "The Marshall Mathers LP", is fastest ever selling studio album (Grammy - Best Rap Album, 2001)
- 2002-05-26 Eminem releases his 4th studio album "The Eminem Show" (2002 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award Best Rap Album 2003)
- 2002-11-13 Eminem releases single 'Lose Yourself' from soundtrack of "8 Mile", 1st rap song to win Academy Award Best Original Song
In Da Club
2003-01-07 "In Da Club" single is released by 50 Cent (MTV Video Music Award Best Rap Video and Best New Artist 2003, Billboard Song of the Year 2003)
"Yeah!"
2004-01-27 "Yeah!" single released by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris (Grammy Award Best Rap/Sung Collaboration 2005, Billboard Song of the Year 2004)
The College Dropout Released
2004-02-10 Kanye West releases his debut album "The College Dropout" (2005 Grammy Best Rap Album)
- 2005-03-03 American rapper 50 Cent releases his album “The Massacre” (2005 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album 2006)
Take Care
2011-11-15 "Take Care" second studio album by Drake is released (Grammy Award Best Rap Album 2013)
Thrift Shop
2012-08-27 "Thrift Shop" single is released by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Billboard Song of the Year 2013, Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song 2014)
- 2015-08-30 Rap artist Kanye West announces he will run for President in 2020 at the MTV Video Music Awards
Coloring Book
2016-05-13 Chance the Rapper releases his third mixtape "Coloring Book" on Apple Music - first album to chart on Billboard Top 100 based only on streams (Grammy for Best Rap Album)
Old Town Road Sets Record
2019-07-29 Record for longest run at the top of US singles chart made by country rap single "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X remixed with Billy Ray Cyrus, No. 1 for 17 weeks
Music History
2024-03-25 Homes belonging to Sean "Diddy" Combs searched by federal authorities amid allegations of sex trafficking, sexual assault, against the rap singer and producer [1]
Birthdays in Music
- 1960-12-22 Luther Campbell, American rap artist (2 Live Crew), born in Miami, Florida
- 1965-11-20 Mike D [Diamond], American rap vocalist (Beastie Boys - "You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party"), born in New York City
- 1966-02-19 Prince Markie Dee [Mark Anthony Morales], American rapper (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"; "Wipe-Out"), and actor (Disorderlies), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2021) [1]
- 1966-11-04 Kool Rock-ski [Damon Wimbley], American rapper (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1968-07-20 Kool G. Rap [Nathaniel Thomas Wilson], American rapper, born in Queens, New York
- 1968-11-25 Erick Sermon, American rap music artist (EPMD), born in Brentwood, New York
- 1986-10-26 Schoolboy Q [Quincy Hanley), American rap artist (Oxymoron), born in Wiesbaden, West Germany
- 1995-08-15 Chief Keef [Keith Cozart], American rap artist (Drill), born in Chicago, Illinois
Weddings in Music
- 2004-09-04 American rap singer Juvenile (29) weds American businesswoman Shadonna Jones at The Victory Fellowship Church in Metairie, Louisiana
Deaths in Music
- 2011-11-08 Heavy D [Dwight Errington Myers], Jamaican-American rap artist, dies at 44
- 2021-02-18 Prince Markie Dee [Mark Anthony Morales], American rapper and songwriter (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"; "Wipe-Out"), and actor (Disorderlies), dies at 52 [1]
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