1980s

• ‘Wild Style’ was released on March 18, 1983
• Bow Wow was born on March 9
• Jermaine Dupri was a backup dancer for Whodini
• Lauryn Hill was on Live at the Apollo
• Whodini’s ‘Escape’ was the first rap album in the Top 40
• The Treacherous Three’s “The Body Rock” was the first Rap-Rock Song
• Rappin’ Max Robot was the first Hip-Hop comic book
• Q-Tip’s first rap name was J Nice
• Run DMC’s music video for “It’s Tricky” features a cameo of Penn and Teller
• Hip-Hop was originally called “Disco Rap”