THIS DAY IN HIP-HOP...J DILLA - THE SHINING

​On this day in hip-hop history, J Dilla released his third studio album The Shining.

On this day in 2006, J Dilla released his third studio album The Shining on BBE Records.  

The Shining was incomplete at the time of J Dilla's passing on February 10, 2006.  It was the first posthumous album.  The Shining Instrumentals was released later that same year in October.

J Dilla's The Shining debuted and peaked at #103 on the Billboard 200.  It reached #35 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #9 on the Top Independent Albums chart. 

Also on this day...

2006 - Outkast released the soundtrack to their movie Idlewild on LaFace.

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​This day in Birthdays...

Gza (1966) - Rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan.

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