Hip-Hop History
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Dare Iz a Darkside is the second studio album by American rapper Redman. It was released on November 22, 1994, by Def Jam Recordings. The album debuted at 13 on the US Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album cover features Redman buried in the […]
Malik Izaak Taylor (November 20, 1970 – March 22, 2016), known professionally as Phife Dawg (or simply Phife), was an American rapper and a member of the group A Tribe Called Quest with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (and for a short time Jarobi White). He was also known as the “Five-Foot Assassin” and “the […]
Ill Na Na is the debut studio album by American rapper Foxy Brown, released on November 19, 1996, by Def Jam Recordings. It was reissued on September 29, 1997, in the United Kingdom with an addition of the song “Big Bad Mamma”. Brown began working on the album after being discovered by the production team […]
Quality is the debut studio album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released on November 19, 2002, by Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song “Get By”, produced by Kanye West. Kludge magazine included it on their list of best albums of 2002. Quality was […]
Radio is the debut studio album by American rapper LL Cool J. It was released on November 18, 1985, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. It was also Def Jam’s first full-length album release. The album was recorded at Chung King House of Metal in New York City with producer Rick Rubin, who provided […]
Tical 2000: Judgement Day is the second studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man. It was released on November 17, 1998, by Def Jam Recordings. The apocalypse theories surrounding the forthcoming end of the second millennium influenced the album’s title and overall theme. Judgement Day features production from RZA, True Master, […]
The Predator is the third studio album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on November 17, 1992, through Lench Mob Records and Priority Records. The album was released just within months of the 1992 Los Angeles riots; many songs comment on racial tensions in the United States. The production of the album was […]
Mm..Food (stylized in all caps) is the fifth studio album by British-American rapper/producer MF Doom, released by Rhymesayers in November 2004. The album peaked at number 17 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart, and number 9 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. The title Mm..Food is an anagram of “M.F. Doom”. MF Doom described Mm..Food as a […]
2001 (also referred to as The Chronic 2001 or The Chronic II) is the second studio album by American rapper and hip-hop producer Dr. Dre. It was released on November 16, 1999, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records as the follow-up to his 1992 debut album, The Chronic. The album was produced mainly by Dr. […]
Act a Fool is the debut studio album by American West Coast hip-hop artist King Tee. It was released on November 15, 1988, via Capitol Records. The audio production was handled by DJ Pooh and King Tee himself with Tim Devine as executive producer. It also features guest appearances by Mixmaster Spade and Breeze on […]
