Stress: The Extinction Agenda is the second full-length album by Queens hip hop duo Organized Konfusion, released on August 16, 1994, on Hollywood BASIC.
We Still Crunk is the second studio album by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz August 15, 2000.
100 Miles and Runnin is the only EP by hip hop group N.W.A, released on August 14, 1990 on Ruthless Records. It is the first record the group released after Ice Cube began a solo career, and it contains a number of negative references to him. Though reviews were positive, it had reached platinum status by September 1992.
Wanted: Dead or Alive is the second album by the hip hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo. The album was released a year after the duo’s debut, Road to the Riches and received greater acclaim from most music critics. The singles “Streets of New York” and “Erase Racism” received notable airplay on Yo! MTV Raps and the former is credited by Nas as being influential on his song “N.Y. State of Mind” from his critically acclaimed album Illmatic. Lyrically, the album shows a greater variety of themes, from the battle rap braggadocio that dominated Road to the Riches, to topics of crime, poverty, racism (“Erase Racism”), and raunchy sex rap (“Talk Like Sex”). Perhaps most significantly, there is greater emphasis on vivid descriptions of crime and urban squalor (“Streets of New York”) and references to organized crime, gang violence, contract killing, and Mafia films (the title track, “Money in the Bank”, “Death Wish”), which helped cement Kool G Rap’s reputation as the founder of mafioso rap.
The Chain Gang Vol. 2 is the second album by rap group State Property. It was released in August 12, 2003 to positive reviews. Young Gunz’ “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” was later nominated for the 2003 Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Grammy Award. The album sold 296,000 units
Ali Shaheed Muhammad was born August 11, 1970. He is a hip hop DJ, rapper, producer best known as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. With Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, the group released five studio albums from 1990 to 1998. Together with Jay Dee and Q-Tip, he formed the music production collective The Ummah. After the group disbanded, Muhammad formed the R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson, formerly of En Vogue and Raphael Saadiq, formerly of Tony! Toni! Toné!, releasing one album in 2000. On October 12, 2004 he released his debut solo album, Shaheedullah and Stereotypes. He is currently the co-host of NPR’s “Microphone Check” radio show.
Violator: The Album is a hip-hop/R&B compilation album, released on August 10, 1999 by Def Jam Recordings. It was the first release through the imprint Violator Records, a spin-off of Mona Scott & Chris Lighty’s Violator Management company. A number of then-Violator Management clients and associates appear on the album, among them Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, and Noreaga. The LP features production from the likes of The Beatnuts, DJ Scratch, Diamond D, Havoc, Nottz and Q-Tip. The album featured many popular artists at the time, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Mobb Deep, Ja Rule and the Hot Boys, among others. Violator proved to be a success, making it to #8 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned one sequel, Violator: The Album, V2.0, in 2001. Q-Tip’s “Vivrant Thing”, the first solo single for the former A Tribe Called Quest member, was the album’s first single and a major pop success. “Say What”, by LL Cool J, was the album’s second single. The album was certified gold on September 29, 1999.
It Takes Two is the debut album released by hip hop duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. It was released in 1988 for Profile Records and featured production from DJ E-Z Rock, Rob Base, Donald “O” Bowden and Thomas Dean. Both the album and the title track/single were certified platinum by the RIAA on June 12, 1989 and December 28, 1989, respectively. In 2009, it showed up in the blockbuster Disney romantic comedy, The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock.
Made in Brooklyn is the second solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa, released on August 8, 2006 on Nature Sounds Records. The album peaked at number 176 on the US Billboard 200.
Kiss tha Game Goodbye is the debut studio album by rapper Jadakiss. The album was released on August 7, 2001, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album sold 204,000 units in its first week. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 21, 2001.
The Fix is the seventh album by rapper Scarface. The album was highly acclaimed, receiving a rare 5-mic rating from hip-hop magazine The Source. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart, with 159,000 copies sold in its first week. Guest artists on the album include Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Nas, Faith Evans, and WC. Producers include Mike Dean, Kanye West, Tony Pizarro, Nottz, and the Neptunes. The Fix was Scarface’s first release on Def Jam Recordings; he became the president of Def Jam South in 2001.
Aston George Taylor, Jr. was born August 5, 1967 better known as Funkmaster Flex is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, musician and producer on New York City’s Hot 97 radio station.
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is the third studio album by rapper Snoop Dogg; it was released, by No Limit Records on August 4, 1998 in the United States. It is his first album following his departure from Death Row Records. It was also his first album to be released under a slight change to his stage name “Snoop Dogg” for contractual reasons.
A Long Hot Summer is the fifth solo album from hip hop artist Masta Ace. It was extremely well received by both fans and critics, however sales were poor. The story follows Ace, an underground rapper through his “Long Hot Summer” in Brooklyn, accompanied by buddy Fats Belvedere. Ace ventures through the Brooklyn streets and goes out on tour with Fats as his unofficial manager.