Bling Era
Moments (80)
- Sep 23, 1967 — Slim is born
- Feb 15, 1969 — Birdman is born
- Mar 20, 1969 — Mannie Fresh is born
- Mar 10, 1972 — Timbaland is born
- Apr 5, 1973 — Pharrell Williams is born
- Feb 24, 1974 — Chad Hugo is born
- Jan 28, 1976 — Rick Ross is born
- Mar 22, 1977 — Z-Ro is born
- Sep 28, 1977 — Jeezy is born
- Jan 28, 1978 — Big Freedia is born
- Mar 12, 1978 — Just Blaze is born
- Jan 19, 1979 — Wiley is born
- Feb 12, 1980 — Gucci Mane is born
- Sep 8, 1980 — Slim Thug is born
- Sep 25, 1980 — T.I. is born
- Jan 6, 1981 — Mike Jones is born
- Mar 11, 1981 — Paul Wall is born
- Sep 27, 1982 — Lil Wayne is born
- Sep 18, 1984 — Dizzee Rascal is born
- Mar 9, 1997 — The Notorious B.I.G. dies
- Sep 29, 1998 — Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life is released
- Feb 15, 1999 — Big L dies
- Feb 23, 1999 — The Slim Shady LP is released
- Nov 16, 1999 — 2001 is released
- Dec 27, 1999 — Shooting at Club New York involving Sean 'Puffy' Combs and Shyne
- Feb 7, 2000 — Big Pun dies
- Feb 22, 2000 — "Whoa!" is released
- May 23, 2000 — The Marshall Mathers LP is released
- May 30, 2000 — Eminem's 'The Marshall Mathers LP' sells 1.76M first week — the fastest-selling rap album ever
- Jun 15, 2000 — Up in Smoke Tour launches — Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop, Ice Cube
- Jun 15, 2000 — Up in Smoke Tour tour begins
- Aug 19, 2000 — Up in Smoke Tour tour ends
- Nov 21, 2000 — "Stan" is released
- Aug 25, 2001 — Aaliyah dies in a plane crash in the Bahamas
- Sep 11, 2001 — Jay-Z releases 'The Blueprint' on September 11
- Sep 11, 2001 — Jay-Z releases 'Takeover' on The Blueprint
- Sep 11, 2001 — "Takeover" is released
- Sep 11, 2001 — The Blueprint is released
- Dec 4, 2001 — Nas releases 'Ether' — diss track that resets the Jay-Z beef
- Dec 18, 2001 — "Ether" is released
- Apr 2002 — Wiley records 'Eskimo' — grime's foundational instrumental
- Apr 30, 2002 — Blackalicious releases 'Blazing Arrow' — Quannum Projects major-label crossover
- May 26, 2002 — The Eminem Show is released
- Oct 28, 2002 — "Lose Yourself" is released
- Oct 30, 2002 — Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay is shot and killed in his Queens studio
- Nov 8, 2002 — Curtis Hanson's '8 Mile' premieres — Eminem's screen debut
- Dec 17, 2002 — Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz release 'Get Low' — crunk goes national
- Jan 7, 2003 — 50 Cent releases 'In Da Club'
- Jan 7, 2003 — "In da Club" is released
- Feb 6, 2003 — Get Rich or Die Tryin' is released
- Mar 23, 2003 — Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song — first hip-hop Oscar
- Jun 26, 2003 — 50 Cent's 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'' certified 5x Platinum within four months
- Jul 21, 2003 — Dizzee Rascal releases 'Boy in da Corner' — defining grime LP
- Nov 14, 2003 — The Black Album is released
- Nov 25, 2003 — Jay-Z performs his 'retirement' concert at Madison Square Garden
- Feb 10, 2004 — Kanye West releases 'The College Dropout'
- Feb 10, 2004 — The College Dropout is released
- May 25, 2004 — Kanye West releases 'Jesus Walks'
- May 25, 2004 — "Jesus Walks" is released
- Nov 1, 2004 — Mac Dre is killed in Kansas City
- Nov 13, 2004 — Ol' Dirty Bastard dies
- Jan 11, 2005 — Jeff Chang publishes 'Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation'
- Jan 18, 2005 — The Documentary is released
- May 24, 2005 — Gucci Mane releases 'Trap House' — debut LP
- Jul 22, 2005 — Craig Brewer's 'Hustle & Flow' premieres
- Jul 26, 2005 — Young Jeezy releases 'Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'
- Aug 30, 2005 — Late Registration is released
- Sep 2005 — D4L releases 'Laffy Taffy' — snap music goes national
- Sep 2, 2005 — Kanye West says 'George Bush doesn't care about Black people' during NBC's Hurricane Katrina telethon
- Oct 27, 2005 — Nas vs Jay-Z (1996-2005) resolves
- Jan 24, 2006 — E-40 releases 'Tell Me When to Go' — hyphy crosses to national radio
- Feb 7, 2006 — J Dilla releases 'Donuts' — three days before his death
- Feb 10, 2006 — J Dilla dies
- Apr 11, 2006 — D12's Proof is shot and killed at a Detroit after-hours club
- May 1, 2006 — Big Hawk is shot and killed in Houston
- Dec 4, 2007 — Pimp C dies
- Aug 8, 2011 — Jay-Z and Kanye West release 'Watch the Throne'
- Jun 20, 2017 — Prodigy dies
- Mar 12, 2018 — Craig Mack dies
- Apr 9, 2021 — DMX dies
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