On this day in Hip-Hop history, Nas released "It Was Written".
In 1996, Nas dropped his second studio album, "It Was Written" on Columbia. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and remained there for four consecutive weeks, selling over two million copies in the first three months. It has since become one of the bestselling album's from Nas's career.
The multi-platinum album lead to two singles "Street Dreams" and "If I Ruled the World", which hit #52 on the Billboard Hot 100. "It Was Written" features samples from Al Green, Sting, Sam Cooke, and many others.
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Kendrick Lamar releases his debut album "Section.80" in 2011.
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On this day in Hip-Hop history, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five released "The Message" in 1982.
Largely considered one of the first socially conscious hip-hop songs ever written, Rolling Stones' magazine in 2012 voted Grandmaster Flash's "The Message" the number one greatest hip-hop song of all time.
"The Message" cleverly combined elements from R&B, disco, funk, and hip-hop. The song would eventually reach #4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Billboard chart and become the title track for that October's album. It would influence and inspire many artists to come and would also find itself sampled numerous times. Most notably on Puff Daddy's first single "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" which began as a #1 Billboard hit. The group would become the first rap group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. What's good?! It's Sample Sunday! Here's a free sample for all you beat makers and producers out there. A 4 bar loop in the Key of F# major (Gb major). You can also think of it as D# minor (Eb minor). Also included is the accompanying MIDI file so you may tweak to your heart's desire. F#: d#m9 - g#m11 - a#m F#: 6 - 2 - 3 D#m: d#m9 - g#m11 - a#m D#m: 1 - 4 - 5 BPM: 140
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