On this day in Hip-Hop history, Outkast released their fourth album Stankonia.

On this day in 2000, Outkast released their fourth album Stankonia on LaFace.  The album was produced by Earthtone III and Organized Noize.  It became the group's mainstream pop breakthrough album and featured longtime collaborators Cee-Lo Green, Erykah Badu, Sleepy Brown, and the recording debut of Atlanta artist Killer Mike.

The album spawned three major hit singles: "B.O.B.," and "Ms. Jackson," both reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "So Fresh, So Clean," which peaked at #30 on the Hot 100.  It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold the first week selling 530,000 copies.  The group earned five Grammy nominations for Stankonia and won two for best rap album and best rap performance by a duo or group for "Ms. Jackson."

Also on this day...

1989 -  DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince released their third album And in This Corner... on Jive.

1995 - Cypress Hill released their third studio album Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom on Ruffhouse.

1995 - Master P's No Limit Records released the compilation album Down South Hustlers: Bouncin' and Swingin'. 

1995 - Tha Dogg Pound released their debut album Dogg Food on Death Row.

2000 - Jay Z released his fifth studio album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia on Roc-A-Fella.

2006 - Flavor Flav released his self-titled debut solo album on his own label Draytown.

This day in Birthdays...

Ad-Rock (1966) - ​American rapper, musician, songwriter, and actor from Manhattan, New York.

Pharoahe Monch (1972) - ​American rapper from Queens, New York.

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Monie Love released her debut album Down to Earth.

On this day in 1990, Monie Love released her debut album Down to Earth on Warner Bros.  The album featured production by Native Tongues' the Beatnuts and Jungle Brothers, Jerry Callendar, Andy Cox, Richie Fermie, David Steele, and Dancin' Danny D.

Down to Earth spawned a handful of singles in addition to the title track, including "Ring My Bell," "Grandpa's Party," "I Can Do This," "Monie in the Middle," which was nominated for a Grammy, and "It's A Shame (My Sister)," which peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100.  The album reached #26 on the R&B charts.

Also on this day...

1990 - Big Daddy Kane released his third album Taste of Chocolate on Cold Chillin'.

2002 - Jam Master Jay is shot and killed.  Rest, brother.

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Ice Cube released his second solo album Death Certificate.

On this day in 1991, Ice Cube released his second solo album Death Certificate on Priority.  The album was produced by Sir Jinx.  It is, at large, considered a masterpiece.  

The album was thematic and touched on an array of subjects like racism, police brutality, sexual promiscuity and diseases, and gang violence.  Dr. Khalid Muhammad, then the national representative for the Nation of Islam, appeared as a guest on several tracks.

Death Certificate's story was told on two sides.  Side one was "The Death Side" and side two was "The Life Side."  The sequential arrangement of the final three tracks on "The Death Side" is considered some of the best sequencing in recorded music history. 

The album spawned a couple hit singles "True to the Game" and "Steady Mobbin'," which peaked at #1 on the charts.  Death Certificate debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the R&B chart.  It was certified platinum within two months.

Also on this day...

1991 - Organized Konfusion released their self-titled debut album on Elektra.

1996 - Ghostface Killah released his debut solo album Ironman on Razor Sharp.

2002 - Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz released their fourth studio album Kings of Crunk on TVT.

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, Ma$e released his debut album Harlem World.

On this day in 1997, Ma$e released his debut album Harlem World on Bad Boy.  The album featured production by the Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, Dame Grease, Mo-Suave-A, and Puff Daddy's Hitmen crew. 

Notable guests featured on the album included DMX, L.O.X., Kelis, Lil' Kim, 8Ball & MJG, 112, Jay Z, Busta Rhymes, Puff Daddy and more.  The debut set spawned the hits "Feels So Good," "Lookin' at Me," and "What You Want."  All three reached the top ten on Billboard's Hot 100, R&B, and Rap charts.

Harlem World debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and the R&B chart.  The album was nominated for the Grammy for Best Rap Album.  It sold over 175,000 copies in its first week and has since sold over 3 million.  It is certified multi-platinum.

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Ice Cube released the hit single "Pushin' Weight."

On this day in 1998, Ice Cube released the hit single "Pushin' Weight" on Priority.  The single was self-produced by Cube and by N.O. Joe.  The cut featured Ice Cube's protege Mr. Short Khop.

​"Pushin' Weight" peaked at #1 on the Rap chart.  It was certified gold. 

Also on this day...

2004 - Ja Rule released the single "New York," on The Inc.

2005 - Jay Z and Nas squashed their longstanding beef at a concert in New Jersey.

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On this day in hip-hop history we celebrate the birth of...

Busy Bee Starski (1962) - American musician and rapper from New York.  Pioneer in Hip-Hop.

ScHoolboy Q (1986) - ​American rapper and musician from SoCal.

On this day in Hip-Hop history, the motion picture Krush Groove was released.

On this day in 1985, the motion picture Krush Groove was released in US theaters.  The film was directed and produced by Michael Schultz and was a semi-autobiographical account of the life of rap mogul Russell Simmons.  Actor Blair Underwood played the Def Jam founder in his feature debut. 

Krush Groove starred R&B singer and percussionist Shelia E., along with future rap legends like Run-D.M.C., Kurtis Blow, the Beastie Boys, the Fat Boys, Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, and a then sixteen-year-old LL Cool J.

The soundtrack to the film peaked at #79 on the Billboard 200.  It reached #14 on the R&B chart.  The film grossed over $11 million.

Also on this day...

1994 - Common released his sophomore album Resurrection on Relativity.

1994 - Fu-Schnickens released their second album Nervous Breakdown on Jive.

1994 - The Artifacts released their debut album Between a Rock and a Hard Place on Big Beat.

This day in Birthdays...

The Alchemist (1977) - American record producer, DJ, and rapper.

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Onyx released their second album All We Got Iz Us.

On this day in 1995, Onyx released their second album All We Got Iz Us on JMJ and Rush.  The album was mostly self-produced by the group along with 8-Off Assassin. 

It spawned a couple hit singles including "Last Dayz," which reached #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on the Rap chart, and "Live Niguz," which peaked at #17 on the Rap chart and #81 on the R&B chart.

All We Got Iz Us debuted and peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200.  It reached #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.  The album was certified gold.

Also on this day...

2014 - ​Run the Jewels released their second studio album Run the Jewels 2 on Mass Appeal.

This day in Birthdays...

Madlib (1973) - American DJ, music producer, musician, and rapper.

Planet Asia (1976) - American rapper and one half of the hip-hop duo Cali Agents.

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Divine Styler released his debut album Word Power.

On this day in 1989, Brooklyn MC Divine Styler released his debut album Word Power on Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate.  The album was produced by Styler along with Bilal Bashir and Lawrence A. Duhart.  

The debut set was socially conscious and politically charged and spawned a few classics and the lead single "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'," which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Rap chart.   

Word Power reached #62 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Also on this day...

2001 - DMX released his fourth album The Great Depression on Ruff Ryders.

2001 - Dilated Peoples released their second album Expansion Team on Capitol. 

2007 - Little Brother released their third studio album Getback on ABB. 

2015 - DJ Khaled released his eighth album I Changed a Lot on his own label We the Best.