THIS DAY IN HIP-HOP... SCHOOLBOY Q - HABITS...

​On this day in Hip-Hop history, Schoolboy Q released his second studio album Habits & Contradictions.

On this day in 2012, Schoolboy Q released his second studio album Habits & Contradictions on Top Dawg via iTunes.  The album featured production from Best Kept Secret, Lex Luger, the Alchemist, Mike Will Made it, and Sounwave.  Guest artists featured on the album included Jay Rock, Jhene Aiko, Dom Kennedy, Curren$y, Ab-Soul, and Kendrick Lamar.

Habits & Contradictions spawned the hit "Hands on the Wheel," which featured A$AP Rocky and just cracked the R&B/Hip-Hop charts.  The album reached #25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and peaked at #16 on the Rap chart.

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​Also on this day...

2014 - Macklemore beat Kendrick Lamar for best rap album at the Grammys.

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​This day in Birthdays...

Slick Rick (1965) - British-American rapper and record producer from The Bronx, New York. 

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LL Cool J (1968) - American hip-hop recording artist, record producer, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York.

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