Author: Mister Anderson
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October 2, 1990 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, King Tee released his sophomore album At Your Own Risk on Capitol. Led by the title track, Ruff Rhyme, Diss You and Played Like A Piano, King Tee’s album would peak at #175 on the Billboard 200… [source: https://onthisdateinhiphop.com/news/oct-2-king-tee-releases-at-your-own-risk-1990/]
One Day It’ll All Make Sense is the third studio album by rapper Common, released on September 30, 1997, on Relativity Records. It was the follow-up to his critically acclaimed album Resurrection and the last Common album to feature producer No I.D. until Common’s 2011 album The Dreamer/The Believer. It was also the first album […]
Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life is the third studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 29, 1998, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It went on to become his most commercially successful album, selling over 5 million copies in the United States. In the liner notes of the album, Jay-Z […]
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (often called simply Black Star[6][7]) is the debut studio album by Black Star, a hip-hop duo consisting of emcees Talib Kweli and Mos Def (the latter of whom now goes by Yasiin Bey). The album was released on September 29, 1998, to critical acclaim. The title is […]
The Love Movement is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, and their last album released during group member Phife Dawg‘s lifetime. Released on September 29, 1998, by Jive Records, it is a concept album, exploring the lyrical theme of love. Musically, it is a continuation of the group’s […]
Aquemini is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 29, 1998, by LaFace Records. The title is a portmanteau of the two performers’ Zodiac signs: Aquarius (Big Boi) and Gemini (André 3000), which is indicative of the album’s recurring theme of the differing personalities of the two […]
Music to Driveby is the third studio album by American gangsta rap group Compton’s Most Wanted. It was released on September 29, 1992 through Orpheus/Epic Records. Recording sessions took place at Big Beat Soundlabs in Los Angeles and at Slips X Factor Studios in Inglewood from May 18 to June 9, 1992. Production was handled […]
Kurtis Blow is the debut album by American rapper Kurtis Blow. It was released on September 29, 1980, by Mercury Records. The record includes the song “The Breaks“, which was often sampled later in hip-hop records, mainly for its introduction made by Blow’s a cappella vocal, and for the drum break, giving a wordplay dimension […]
The Beautiful Struggle is the second studio album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released on September 28, 2004, by Rawkus Records and Geffen Records. The album features guest appearances such as Common, Faith Evans, Anthony Hamilton, Mary J. Blige and John Legend. The album featured production from Kanye West, The Neptunes, Supa […]
Blackout! is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Method Man & Redman.[4] After many collaborations, it is the first full-length release by Method Man and Redman. The album continued a string of highly successful Def Jam releases in the late 1990s. The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 […]
