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DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambatta create Hip Hop
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Sugar Hill Gang's "Rappers Delight" Single Released
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NWA (Niggas With Attitudes) Rap Group Formed*
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NWA releases song F*ck the Police*
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Two Live Crew Releases "Me So Horny"
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2 Live Crew Releases As Nasty as They Wanna Be Album
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Rosa Parks sues LaFace Records over Outkasts "Rosa Parks" song*
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Pepsi drops Ludacris from being there spokesperson after Bill O'Reilly condemns his music saying it encourages substance abuse and violence against women
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Three 6 Mafia win an Oscar for song, "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp"
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Chris Brown Arrested For Allegedly Beating Then Girlfriend Rihanna
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Reebok drops Rapper Rick Ross over controversial date rape lyrics
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PepsiCo pulls controversial Mountain Dew ad some feel could be the "most racist of all time" developed by Rapper, Tyler the Creator
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PepsiCo drops endorsement deal with Rapper Lil Wayne after controversial lyrics