Hip-Hop History
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Phrenology is the fifth studio album by American hip-hop band The Roots, released on November 26, 2002, by MCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from June 2000 to September 2002 at Electric Lady Studios in New York. It was primarily produced by members of the band and features contributions from hip-hop and […]
“Christmas in Hollis” is a single by Run-DMC that was included on two 1987 Christmas compilation albums featuring various artists: A Very Special Christmas (A&M 3911) and Christmas Rap (Profile 1247). When Bill Adler first asked Run-DMC to contribute to A Very Special Christmas—the first in a series of various artists’ compilation albums produced to […]
Live and Let Die is the third and final studio album by the American hip-hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo. It was released on November 24, 1992, via Cold Chillin’ Records. The album features guest appearances from Big Daddy Kane, Bushwick Bill, Ice Cube, and Scarface. The singles “Ill Street Blues” and “On […]
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde is the debut album by American hip hop collective The Pharcyde, released on November 24, 1992, through the Delicious Vinyl and EastWest labels. The album was produced by former group member J-Swift and features only one guest appearance, provided by little-known Los Angeles rapper Bucwheed (known then as “Buckwheat” from […]
Bobby Digital in Stereo is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer RZA. It was released on November 24, 1998, and was certified Gold on February 5, 1999, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It is an experimental album that is based on a story featuring him rhyming as a hedonistic, […]
No Need for Alarm is the second solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released in 1993 through Elektra Records. Recording sessions took place at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco and at Chung King House of Metal in New York City. The album spawned the two singles “Catch […]
Doggystyle is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg, then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album was recorded and produced following Snoop’s appearances on Dr. Dre’s debut solo album The Chronic (1992), to which Snoop contributed significantly. The […]
Nastradamus is the fourth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on November 23, 1999, by Ill Will and Columbia Records. Originally scheduled to be released on October 26, 1999, as a follow-up composed of material from sessions for his previous album I Am…, also released in 1999. Due to bootlegging of the material, Nas […]
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 22, 2010, following a period of public controversy for West. Retreating to a self-imposed exile in Hawaii in 2009, he recorded the album at Honolulu’s Avex […]
Behind Bars is the third studio album by the British-American rapper Slick Rick, released in 1994 on Def Jam Recordings. Behind Bars peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album spawned two singles, “Behind Bars” and “Sittin’ in My Car”, which made it to […]
