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Master P’s first album, Get Away Clean, was released on February 12, 1991. The album was an immediate commercial success, reaching the top five of the Billboard 200 and going multi-platinum. It featured some of Master P’s most successful singles, such as “Mr. Ice Cream Man”, “Make ‘Em Say Uhh!”, and “Bourbons and Lacs”. After […]
MC Hammer was one of the most influential rap stars of the nineties, and his third album Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em was an iconic moment for the artist. Released on February 12, 1990, this album went on to become the first hip-hop album ever to reach number one on the Billboard charts. The album […]
Erykah Badu released her debut album Baduizm on February 11, 1997. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and being certified triple platinum in the United States. It was supported by the singles “On & On” and “Next Lifetime” and produced the hit single “Otherside of the […]
Yo! Bum Rush the Show is the debut studio album by American hip-hop group Public Enemy, released on February 10, 1987. It was recorded at Spectrum City Studios in Hempstead, New York, and became one of the fastest-selling hip-hop records, but was controversial among radio stations and critics, in part due to lead rapper Chuck […]
The College Dropout is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records. In the years leading up to its release, West had received praise for his production work for rappers such as Jay-Z and Talib Kweli but […]
Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) is the debut album by alternative hip-hop group Digable Planets released on February 9, 1993, by Pendulum/Elektra Records. The album has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. The album was produced by Digable Planets’ Ishmael Butler (“Butterfly”) and features raps from Butler, Irving, and […]
Supreme Clientele is the second studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, released on February 8, 2000, by Epic Records. The album showcases Ghostface’s signature up-tempo, stream-of-consciousness rhyme style, and features guest appearances from Cappadonna, GZA, Masta Killa, Method Man, Raekwon, Redman, RZA, U-God, and others. It features affiliates of what […]
Let’s Get Free is the debut studio album by the hip-hop duo dead prez. It was released on February 8, 2000, on Loud Records. Although the production was derided by some critics as a “dull musical backdrop”, Let’s Get Free was called a “return to politically conscious rap”. Rolling Stone gave the album four stars […]
Donuts is the second and final studio album by the American hip hop producer J Dilla, released on February 7, 2006, by Stones Throw Records. It was released on the day of his 32nd birthday, three days before his death. The album was recorded in 2005, largely during J Dilla’s extended stay at Cedars-Sinai Medical […]
Sugarhill Gang is the self-titled debut album by the influential rap group Sugarhill Gang. It is considered to be the first hip-hop studio album, leading to more studio albums by other rappers. The album was released in 1980 for Sugarhill Records and was produced by Sylvia Robinson. The single “Rapper’s Delight” was the first rap […]
