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‘Wild Style’ was released on March 18, 1983
What is arguably the first mainstream rap film, Wild Style arrived in...
March 18, 2022
March 9, 2022
Jermaine Dupri was a backup dancer for Whodini
Many rap stars got their start as dancers. Tupac, Diddy, and Offset...
February 27, 2022
Lauryn Hill was on Live at the Apollo
In 1987, a 13-year-old Lauryn Hill took the stage at the Apolo...
February 24, 2022
Whodini’s ‘Escape’ was the first rap album in the Top 40
Rap duo Whodini saw major success during the 1980s. The group’s second...
February 13, 2022
The Treacherous Three’s “The Body Rock” was the first Rap-Rock Song
The first Rap-Rock song was “The Body Rock” by The Treacherous Three....
February 9, 2022
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Rappin’ Max Robot was the first Hip-Hop comic book
The first Hip-Hop comic book was Rappin’ Max Robot by Eric Orr...
February 9, 2022
Q-Tip’s first rap name was J Nice
Q-Tip originally went by the moniker J Nice, then later, MC Love...
January 12, 2022
Run DMC’s music video for “It’s Tricky” features a cameo of Penn and Teller
Penn and Teller starred in Run DMC’s music video for “It’s Tricky”...
January 10, 2022
Hip-Hop was originally called “Disco Rap”
Hip-Hop music was originally called “Disco Rap” Before the music genre, we...
November 2, 2021
Ice Cube was in a group called Stereo Crew before he was in N.W.A.
Before he was in N.W.A., Ice Cube was in a group called...
August 24, 2021
The FBI sent Ruthless Records a warning letter in response to N.W.A’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’ album content
1989: The F.B.I. vs Compton’s N.W.A. It’s no surprise musically, N.W.A. is...
August 23, 2021
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RZA, GZA, and ODB were in a group called All in Together Now before Wu-Tang Clan
In the mid-1980s, years before Wu–Tang Clan was founded, Cousins GZA (then...
August 22, 2021
Run-D.M.C. helped the Beastie Boys write “Paul Revere”
Run-D.M.C. helped The Beastie Boys write the third single from their debut...
April 6, 2020
Tone Loc’s debut album ‘Loc-ed After Dark’ was the first solo No. 1 rap album
Tone Loc‘s debut album Loc-ed After Dark, which was released on January...
March 24, 2020
Kanye West lived in China for a year at the age of 10 years old
Back in 1987, a then 10-year-old Kanye West lived in China for...
March 19, 2020
Kurtis Blow was the first rapper on a magazine cover
In 1983, Kurtis Blow—who is the first rapper for a lot of...
February 21, 2020
Kurtis Blow was the first rapper to perform in a Stadium
On September 19, 1980, Kurtis Blow played Madison Square Garden with Bob...
February 19, 2020
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“Physical Graffiti: Breaking Is Hard to Do’ by Sally Banes, published in the village voice, was the first major news article on Breakdancing
On April 10, 1981, the Village Voice published, ‘Physical Graffiti: Breaking Is...
February 19, 2020
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith once robbed a KFC Kendrick Lamar’s dad was working at before they met
Kendrick Lamar‘s DUCKWORTH., the last song on his 2017 album DAMN. talks...
January 16, 2020