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Category: 2000s

  • Kid Cudi’s first rap name was Lil Scott

    Kid Cudi’s first rap name was Lil Scott

    Kid Cudi used to rap as Lil Scott. Kid Cudi originally went by the moniker Lil Scott.

    Before Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi was famously known as Kid Cudi, his first rap name was Lil Scott.

    “My first rap name when I first started when I was, like, 15 was Lil Scott. I just was a big fan of Lil Wayne at the time and we were, like, close in age so I was like, ‘Oh, this is a young dude doing his thing, that’s pretty cool.’ So it started off with Lil Scott.” Kid Cudi revealed this during his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

    Kid Cudi would then change his name to Kid Mesc, then Kid Mescudi.

    “I thought, you know, using my last name in some way would be cool so it ended up being Kid Mesc, the first half of my last name, right?” he said. “But people kept confusing it and thinking I was saying, like, Kid Mess. So that would really make me upset.”

    Before the release of his popular mixtape A Kid Named Cudi on July 17, 2008, he would change his name again to Kid Cudi and go mainstream. He would then go on to release his cult-classic debut album, Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, the next year, on September 15, 2009.

    Watch Kid Cudi’s full interview on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show below.

    Read: Boosie Badazz’s first rap name was Lil Boosie

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  • Andre 3000 said ‘alright’ 14 times in a row on ‘Hey Ya’

    Andre 3000 said ‘alright’ 14 times in a row on ‘Hey Ya’

    You’ve heard the classic Andre 3000 refrain from the 2004 hit record “Hey Ya,” but have you ever stopped to count how many times 3 Stacks says “Alright” after asking, “what’s cooler than being cool?” Well, no worries because we did. Mr. Benjamin says “Alright” 14 times in a row, making it one of the most repeated lyrics in a rap song.

    The track was on the double OutKast album Speakerboxx/ The Love Below but the lyrical reference of repeating the word alright comes from the opening song “Gasoline Dreams” from the group’s previous album, Stankonia. The repetitive lyric has since become a popular meme.

    Andre 3000 said 'alright' 14 times in a row on 'Hey Ya'

  • Professor X of X Clan died March 17, 2006

    Professor X of X Clan died March 17, 2006

    When did Professor X of X Clan die? Professor X of X Clan died March 17, 2006.

    Afrocentric rap was hugely popular in the late ’80s and early ’90s and Professor X’s X-Clan was a notable act of the time. A pioneer in activist rap, the Brooklyn rapper had a minor solo career after the group split up.

    In 2006, Professor X died of complications related to spinal meningitis. He’s survived by his two daughters, Amanimelele Carson and Hebhyanza Wilkins.

  • Kanye West released his debut album College Dropout on February 10

    Kanye West released his debut album College Dropout on February 10

    When did Kanye West release his debut album? Kanye West released his debut album College Dropout on February 10, 2004

    Ye, fka as Kanye West, released his debut album College Dropout on February 10, 2004. The album was the culmination of a series of dramatic events including a near-death car accident. It included the tracks “Through the Wire”, “Jesus Walks”, “All Falls Down”, and “Slow Jamz”- among others.

    The album won Best Rasp Album at the Grammy’s and was nominated for Album of the Year. It is West’s most commercially successful album and a rap classic.

  • J Dilla passed away on February 10, 2006

    J Dilla passed away on February 10, 2006

    When did J Dilla pass away? J Dilla passed away on February 10, 2006

    Superproducer and rapper J Dilla, born James Dewitt Yancey, transitioned from this world on February 10, 2006. He was an influential musical genius that worked with the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Common, The Roots, Slum Village, and many other rap acts in the ’90s and ’00s. His signature off-kilter style defied an otherwise quantized sound that was popular during that era. He teamed up with Madlib

    J Dilla was a chronic Lupus patient with a rare blood disease. He left behind a legacy of beat tapes and instrumentals, most popularly Donuts. He died three days after his 32nd birthday at home in Los Angeles. His mother and two daughters survived him and a foundation was created in his name to find a cure for Lupus.

  • J Dilla was born on February 7

    J Dilla was born on February 7

    When was J Dilla Born? J Dilla was born on February 7, 1974

    James Yancy aka J Dilla was born in Detroit in 1974, to a musical family. His father Beverly Dewitt Yancey was a Jazz bassist and his mother Maureen was an opera singer. He got a start in hip-hop production when Amp Fiddler let him use his MPC in the 1990s. He went on to work with the likes of Busta Rhymes, Janet Jackson, Q-Tip, The Roots, Common, and others in his career.

    Known for melodic loops and breakbeats that didn’t follow a typical pattern, Dilla’s sound gained a cult-like status and his beat tapes became things of legend in the pre-streaming world. Sadly, he passed away from complications with Lupus in 2006. He is the best-known producer to come out of the musical city of Detroit and his style continues to influence generations that came after.

  • Big Pun passed away on February 7, 2000

    Big Pun passed away on February 7, 2000

    When did Big Pun Die? Big Pun passed away on February 7, 2000

    Christopher”Big Pun” Rios was a Puerto Rican New York rapper from the South Bronx that was a rising star when he died at the young age of 28. His 1997 album Capital Punishment had the classic rap song “Still Not a Player” and set him up for major success.

    He was scheduled to perform with Fat Joe and Jennifer Lopez but had to cancel. His weight was nearly 700 pounds when he died of a heart attack days later. Rios has endured in the memories of rap listeners for generations and his wordplay and speed rap made him one of the greats.

  • Earl Sweatshirt’s first rap name was Sly Tendencies

    Earl Sweatshirt’s first rap name was Sly Tendencies

    Earl Sweatshirt originally went by the moniker Sly Tendencies.

    Before Los Angeles rapper, Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, was known as Earl Sweatshirt, he originally went by the moniker Sly Tendencies.

    While known under the moniker Sly Tendencies, Earl released his first mixtape titled Kitchen Cutlery. The project was released 2009 and had 11 songs on it. The project leaked in 2011 and featured songs from Earl’s myspace between 2007-2009.

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