• TODAY IN HIP HOP HISTORY

    Dr. Dre released his solo debut album The Chronic December 15, 1992 under  released under Death Row Records,  and distributed by Interscope Records. It made him one of the best-selling American music artists of 1993. The album earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for the single "Let Me Ride", as well…

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    DJ Clue released his debut album The Professional December 15, 1998. Recorded under Jay Z's Roc-A-Fella label and Def Jam. It features DJ Clue?(exec.), DURO (also exec.), Buckwild, DJ Scratch, Hangmen 3, Laze-E-Laze, M.O.P., Self, Swizz Beatz, V.I.C. on the production team. The album peaked at number twenty-six on the Billboard 200 chart, and number…

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    On this day Nas released his sixth studio album God's Son  December 13, 2002.And the album featured so many great minds like Eminem and the likes in its production.Here is the track lists;Track 1: Get Down (Prod. Nas & Salaam Remi)Track 2: The Cross (Prod. EMINÆŽM)Track 3: Made You Look (Prod. Salaam Remi)Track 4: Last…

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    Xzibit released his third studio album Restless December 12, 2000. Undoubtedly Xzibit's most successful album of his career. It debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 205,000 copies sold in its 1st week released. The album then fell 17 spots to #31 in the 2nd week, but then rose back up 19 spots…

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    On this day, GhostFace Killa released his sixth studio album More Fish December 12, 2006. The album features several appearances from the members of Theodore Unit (Cappadonna, Shawn Wigs, Trife Da God and Ghostface's teenage son, Sun God), as well as from Redman, Sheek Louch, Killa Sin, Kanye West  and singers Amy Winehouse, Eamon, Ne-Yo…

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  • ON THIS DAY

    December 12 is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 19 days remain until the end of the year. Events627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh. 884 – King Carloman II dies after a…

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