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05/07/2016
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In Hip Hop History Today “Kool Keith released Dr. Octagonecologyst” May 7, 1996

Dr. Octagonecologyst is the debut solo album of American rapper Keith Thornton who is also known by his aliases as Dr. Octagon, Dr. Dooom, Black Elvis, Dr. Ultra, Crazy Lou, Poppa Large and Kool Keith. This is the first album he released under the alias Dr. Octagon. It was released May 7, 1996, on Bulk Recordings in the United States and Mo’ Wax in the United Kingdom, and re-released in the US on DreamWorks Records in 1997. Dr. Octagonecologyst was produced by Dan “The Automator” Nakamura and featured the work of turntablist DJ Qbert. KutMasta Kurt provided additional production work. The artwork for Dr. Octagonecologyst was drawn by Brian “Pushead” Schroeder. Dr. Octagonecologyst introduces the character of Dr. Octagon, a homicidal, extraterrestrial, time-traveling gynecologist and surgeon. The album’s distinctive sound crosses genres such as psychedelic music, trip hop, horrorcore, and electronic music. Thornton’s lyrics are often abstract, using surrealism, non-sequiturs, hallucinatory psychedelia, horror and science-fiction imagery, and juvenile humor. The unique sound and lyrics of Dr. Octagonecologyst helped revitalize alternative and underground hip hop, gaining more attention than any contemporary independent hip hop album “in quite a while”. Although it did not sell enough copies to reach the mainstream music charts, the album was well received with positive reviews and recognition.

05/05/2016
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In Hip Hop History Today “Rawkus Records released the album Lyricist Lounge Volume One” May 5, 1998

Lyricist Lounge, Volume One is the first installment of Rawkus Records Lyricist Lounge album series, based on the Lyricist Lounge showcases in New York. The double-disc compilation features De La Soul, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Tash of Tha Alkaholiks, Punch & Words, O.C., Ras Kass, Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch, Saul Williams, Kool Keith, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, Bahamadia, Rah Digga, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Jurassic 5, KRS-One, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, Last Emperor and Company Flow. 

05/04/2016
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In Hip Hop History Today “The film Breakin’ was released” May 4, 1984

Breakin’, released as Breakdance: The Movie or Break Street ’84 in some countries, is a 1984 breakdancing-themed film directed by Joel Silberg. The film setting was inspired by a 1983 German documentary entitled Breakin’ and Enterin’ set in the Los Angeles multi-racial hip hop club Radiotron, based out of Macarthur Park in Los Angeles. Many of the artists and dancers, including Ice-T who makes his movie debut as a club MC)and Boogaloo Shrimp, went straight from Breakin’ and Enterin’ to star in Breakin’. Ice-T has stated he considers the film and his own performance in it to be “wack”. Breakin’ was the final Cannon film production released by MGM/UA. After Breakin’ was released, MGM and Cannon Films dissolved their distribution deal, reportedly over the potentially X-Rated content in John Derek’s film Bolero and MGM’s then-current rule of not releasing X-Rated material theatrically, forcing Cannon to become an in-house distribution company once again. Because of the demise of the distribution deal, Breakin’ is considered to be the final financially profitable film released by Cannon Films. 

05/02/2016
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In Hip Hop History Today “Masta Ace Incorporated released Sittin’ on Chrome” May 2, 1995

Sittin’ on Chrome is the second album from Hip Hop group Masta Ace Incorporated, which includes Ace, Lord Digga, Paula Perry and Leschea. Ace followed the success of his 1994 hits “Jeep Ass Niguh” and “Crooklyn” with his most commercially successful album, which concentrated more on the West Coast gangsta Hip-Hop sound that particularly became a popular trend. Sittin’ on Chrome features the crossover hit “Born to Roll” which peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was originally released as a hidden track on his SlaughtaHouse album, as well as two more Hot 100 hit singles, “The I.N.C. Ride” and the title track. A year after the release, Ace split with the I.N.C. crew and was largely missing from the Hip Hop scene, until his comeback album, Disposable Arts, was released in 2001.

05/01/2016
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In Hip Hop History Today “Pete Rock released PeteStrumentals” May 1, 2001

PeteStrumentals is an instrumental hip hop album from hip hop producer/rapper Pete Rock, his second solo release. The album is the second installment of BBE Records Beat Generation series, following Jay Dee’s Welcome to Detroit album. The instrumental songs were originally recorded between 1990 and 1995, but were remixed and continued when putting together the album. All songs featuring vocals were recorded exclusively for this project between 2000 and 2001. There are two versions of this album. On the first version, twelve of the fourteen tracks are instrumentals, and the tracks “Cake” and “Nothin’ Lesser” both feature rapping from The UN. On the second, five out of sixteen tracks feature vocals from The UN, Freddie Foxxx, Nature, and Rock’s former partner, CL Smooth. The updated version of the album was a result of Rock being blown away by Jay Dee’s Welcome to Detroit which made him feel he needed to better his own contribution to the Beat Generations series.

04/29/2016
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In Hip Hop History Today “Master P was born” April 29, 1970

Percy Robert Miller born April 29, 1970 known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is a rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, author, filmmaker, record producer and philanthropist. He is the founder of the label No Limit Records and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Universal Records & Koch Records, followed by Guttar Music Entertainment, & currently now No Limit Forever Records. He is the founder and CEO of P. Miller Enterprises, an entertainment conglomerate and Better Black Television, a cable television network. In 1998, P. Miller released his most successful album to date MP Da Last Don. The album was also based on a film that Miller produced, which came out earlier that year with the same name. The album hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, selling over 400,000 copies in a week. The album was certified 4x platinum, with over four million copies sold, making it Miller’s highest selling album.

04/28/2016
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In Hip Hop History Today “Big Pun released Capital Punishment” April 28, 1998

Capital Punishment is the solo debut album by rapper Big Pun, released on April 28, 1998. The album received critical acclaim, peaking at #5 on the Billboard 200 charts and #1 on the Top R&B Albums chart for two weeks. It was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1999 Grammy Awards, but lost to Jay-Z’s Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life. Capital Punishment would be the only album released in Pun’s lifetime. Capital Punishment is regarded as a classic because of Pun’s technical efficiency and wordplay. It was also the first Latin hip hop record to go Platinum. 

04/26/2016
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In Hip Hop History Today “Outkast released Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik” April 26, 1994

Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is the debut album of hip hop duo OutKast, released on April 26, 1994, by LaFace Records. After befriending each other in 1992, rappers André 3000 and Big Boi pursued recording music as a duo and worked with production team Organized Noize, which led to their signing to LaFace. The album was produced by the team and recorded at the Dungeon, D.A.R.P. Studios, Purple Dragon, Bosstown, and Doppler Studios in Atlanta. A Southern hip hop album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik features live instrumentation in its hip hop production and musical elements from funk and soul genres. Wanting to make a statement about urban life as an African American in the South, OutKast wrote and recorded the album as teenagers and addressed coming of age topics with the album’s songs. They also incorporated repetitive hooks and Southern slang in their lyrics. The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200, on which it charted for 26 weeks, and was eventually certified platinum in the United States. It was promoted with three singles, including “Player’s Ball”, which helped create buzz for the album. Upon its release, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik received positive reviews from music critics and helped distinguish Southern hip hop as a credible hip hop scene, amid East Coast and West Coast hip hop’s market dominance. The album has since been viewed by writers as an important release in both hip hop and Atlanta’s music scene.

04/25/2016
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In Hip Hop History Today “Mobb Deep released The Infamous” April 25, 1995

The Infamous is the second studio album by hip hop duo Mobb Deep, released April 25, 1995, on Loud Records. The album features guest appearances from Nas, Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, A Tribe Called Quest member Q-Tip, and close Mobb Deep affiliate Big Noyd. Embedded with hyper-visual lyricism, dark soundscapes, gritty narratives, and hard beats, it marked Mobb Deep’s transition from a relatively unknown rap duo to an influential and commercially successful one. Upon its release, The Infamous achieved notable commercial success. It debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, and number three on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.

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