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Hip Hop first appears in the Bronx
It began in The Bronx, the streets of New York City. -
Rappers Delight
"Rapper's Delight" is a 1979 hip hop track by the Sugarhill Gang, produced by Sylvia Robinson. Sold over 500,000 copies. The first ever Gold selling record in Hip-Hop. -
MTV Airs First Hip-Hop Video
The first rap video to make its way into MTV's rotation was Run-D.M.C.'s “Rock Box” in 1984, after the cable network had been on the air for three years. While certain artists, including Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, the Fat Boys, and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, got some play from MTV in the years that followed -
N.W.A forms
N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes) was an American hip hop group formed in Compton, California. They were among the earliest and most significant popularizers and controversial figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, and the group is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential groups in the history of hip hop music. -
N.W.A Releases 'Straight outta compton'
N.W.A released their debut studio album, Straight Outta Compton, in 1988. With its famous opening salvo of three tracks, the group reflected the rising anger of the urban youth. -
Hip-hop gets its first show on MTV 'Yo! MTV Raps'
After years of being rejected by the mainstream media finally MTV makes a show with hip-hop artists of the time -
2pac involves himself in the Digital Underworld
2pac joins the digital underworld as a dancer and roadie. -
The 'Stretch & Bobbito Show' is launched
The show was one-of-a-kind and changed peoples lives. They helped jump started artist careers like Jay-Z, Big L and Wu-tang Clan. -
N.W.A releases the album 'N*****z4Life'
This album is the second and final studio album by N.W.A. It was their final album. The group disbanded later the same year after Dr. Dre and The D.O.C. left to form Death Row Records. Their album sells over 954,000 copies in its first week of release reaching #1 on pop charts. It had 18 tracks in the ablum -
Dr Dre releases album "Chronic"
The Chronic is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his own record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. -
Queen Latifah, 'UNITY' wins Grammy
Queen Latifah's hit 'UNITY' wins 'Best Rap Solo Performance'. -
Eazy-E dies from AIDS
He was 31, and Eazy-E sent a message from his hospital bed to his fans and the press: "I've learned in the last week that this thing is real and it doesn't discriminate, It affects everyone." The 'thing' was AIDS -
Jay-Z releases 'Reasonable Doubt' album
Jay-Z's debut album 'Reasonable Doubt' was certified platinum. It eventually sold more than a million copies in the United States -
2pac is Murdered
Tupac Shakur was fatally shot on September 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in the Las Vegas Valley. He was 25 years old. The shooting happened at 11:15 p.m. when the car transporting Tupac was stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. -
Murder of Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher Wallace, known as the Notorious B.I.G., was assassinated in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. He was 24 years old. -
'Lose Yourself' by Eminem release
This track had 2.12 million combined sales (including 106 million streams), Lose Yourself was also the first rap track to ever win an Oscar for Best Original Song. -
Eminem faces controversy about using the N-word
Eminem faces controversy and opens up debate about hip-hop and racism after being caught using the N-word. Federal investigators raid the offices of Murder Inc. -
Jay-Z Headlines on Glastonbury
Jay-Z becomes the first rapper to headline Glastonbury, the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. -
Jay-Z & Beyonce welcome Blue Ivy
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Eminem holds concert at Wembley Stadium
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Rap keeps evolving
New artists start to become popular with their own evolution and styles of the rap genre. Artists like Yeat, Lil nas X, Roddie Rich, NLE Choppa, Drake, Kendric Lamar, Lil Uzi are just some of the artists that -
Kanye West releases his eighth studio album, Ye, which debuts at number one.
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Yeats first independent concert
