Coastal Era
Moments (144)
- Apr 19, 1965 — Suge Knight is born
- Aug 22, 1966 — GZA is born
- Nov 15, 1968 — Ol' Dirty Bastard is born
- Jul 5, 1969 — RZA is born
- Aug 18, 1969 — Masta Killa is born
- Sep 18, 1969 — Cappadonna is born
- Oct 17, 1969 — Wyclef Jean is born
- Nov 4, 1969 — Sean Combs is born
- Nov 15, 1969 — Big Hawk is born
- Dec 4, 1969 — Jay-Z is born
- Jan 9, 1970 — Mia X is born
- Jan 12, 1970 — Raekwon is born
- Apr 29, 1970 — Master P is born
- May 9, 1970 — Ghostface Killah is born
- May 10, 1970 — Craig Mack is born
- Jul 6, 1970 — Inspectah Deck is born
- Sep 22, 1970 — Mystikal is born
- Oct 10, 1970 — U-God is born
- Dec 4, 1970 — Fat Pat is born
- Dec 18, 1970 — DMX is born
- Mar 2, 1971 — Method Man is born
- Mar 9, 1971 — C-Murder is born
- May 3, 1971 — Damon Dash is born
- Jul 20, 1971 — DJ Screw is born
- Nov 10, 1971 — Big Pun is born
- Mar 9, 1972 — AZ is born
- May 21, 1972 — The Notorious B.I.G. is born
- Sep 13, 1972 — Khujo is born
- Oct 19, 1972 — Pras is born
- Dec 4, 1972 — Kareem "Biggs" Burke is born
- Feb 8, 1973 — Project Pat is born
- Jun 10, 1973 — Faith Evans is born
- Sep 6, 1973 — Big Gipp is born
- Sep 14, 1973 — Nas is born
- Mar 6, 1974 — Beanie Sigel is born
- May 21, 1974 — Havoc is born
- May 30, 1974 — Big L is born
- May 30, 1974 — CeeLo Green is born
- Jul 11, 1974 — Lil' Kim is born
- Sep 27, 1974 — Trick Daddy is born
- Nov 2, 1974 — Prodigy is born
- Nov 28, 1974 — Styles P is born
- Feb 1, 1975 — Big Boi is born
- Mar 26, 1975 — Juvenile is born
- Apr 5, 1975 — Juicy J is born
- May 26, 1975 — Lauryn Hill is born
- May 27, 1975 — André 3000 is born
- May 27, 1975 — Jadakiss is born
- Jun 18, 1975 — Silkk the Shocker is born
- Aug 27, 1975 — Mase is born
- Nov 9, 1976 — Sheek Louch is born
- Jan 12, 1977 — DJ Paul is born
- Jun 9, 1977 — Lil' Cease is born
- Jun 23, 1978 — Memphis Bleek is born
- Aug 20, 1978 — Freeway is born
- Sep 3, 1980 — B.G. is born
- 1991 — Bryan 'Birdman' Williams and Ronald 'Slim' Williams found Cash Money Records
- 1991 — Suge Knight, Dr. Dre, the D.O.C., and Dick Griffey co-found Death Row Records
- 1991 — Master P founds No Limit Records
- Jan 17, 1992 — Ernest Dickerson's 'Juice' opens — Tupac Shakur's screen debut
- Dec 15, 1992 — Dr. Dre releases 'The Chronic'
- 1993 — Sean 'Puffy' Combs founds Bad Boy Records
- May 26, 1993 — Allen and Albert Hughes's 'Menace II Society' opens theatrically
- Sep 1993 — Quincy Jones launches Vibe magazine
- Sep 9, 1993 — Snoop Doggy Dogg is arrested in connection with a Los Angeles homicide
- Sep 17, 1993 — The Chronic certified 3x Platinum
- Sep 28, 1993 — "93 'Til Infinity" is released
- Nov 9, 1993 — Wu-Tang Clan release 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'
- Nov 23, 1993 — Snoop Doggy Dogg's 'Doggystyle' debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200
- Dec 16, 1993 — Charizma is killed
- Dec 21, 1993 — Wu-Tang Clan releases 'C.R.E.A.M.'
- Mar 30, 1994 — MC Solaar releases 'Prose Combat' — French hip-hop's commercial breakthrough
- Apr 19, 1994 — Illmatic is released
- Apr 19, 1994 — Nas releases 'Illmatic'
- Apr 19, 1994 — "N.Y. State of Mind" is released
- Apr 19, 1994 — Nas releases 'N.Y. State of Mind' on 'Illmatic'
- Apr 26, 1994 — Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is released
- Aug 8, 1994 — "Juicy" is released
- Aug 9, 1994 — Notorious B.I.G. releases 'Juicy' as a single
- Aug 15, 1994 — "The World Is Yours" is released
- Sep 13, 1994 — Ready to Die is released
- Nov 30, 1994 — Tupac Shakur is shot five times at Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan
- Dec 20, 1994 — Notorious B.I.G. releases 'Big Poppa'
- Dec 21, 1994 — "Big Poppa" is released
- 1995 — Jay-Z, Damon Dash, and Kareem 'Biggs' Burke co-found Roc-A-Fella Records
- Feb 21, 1995 — Tupac Shakur releases 'Dear Mama'
- Feb 21, 1995 — "Dear Mama" is released
- Feb 21, 1995 — Notorious B.I.G. releases 'Who Shot Ya?'
- Feb 21, 1995 — "Who Shot Ya?" is released
- Mar 14, 1995 — Me Against the World is released
- Mar 26, 1995 — Eazy-E dies
- Mar 26, 1995 — Eazy-E dies of AIDS complications
- Apr 25, 1995 — The Infamous is released
- Apr 26, 1995 — F. Gary Gray's 'Friday' opens — Ice Cube and Chris Tucker comedy hit
- Aug 1, 1995 — Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is released
- Aug 3, 1995 — The 1995 Source Awards: 'the South got something to say' + Suge Knight's Bad Boy taunt
- Aug 15, 1995 — 'The Show' documentary opens theatrically
- Aug 17, 1995 — 'Yo! MTV Raps' airs its final episode
- Oct 12, 1995 — Tupac released from Clinton Correctional Facility after Death Row posts bail
- Nov 7, 1995 — Liquid Swords is released
- Nov 30, 1995 — Stretch (Live Squad) is killed
- Dec 28, 1995 — Tupac releases 'California Love' featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
- Dec 28, 1995 — "California Love" is released
- Feb 13, 1996 — All Eyez on Me is released
- Feb 13, 1996 — The Score is released
- Feb 28, 1996 — First Grammy Award for Best Rap Album presented
- Jun 4, 1996 — Tupac releases 'Hit 'Em Up' — the most notorious diss track in hip-hop history
- Jun 4, 1996 — "Hit 'Em Up" is released
- Jun 25, 1996 — Reasonable Doubt is released
- Aug 27, 1996 — ATLiens is released
- Sep 7, 1996 — Tupac Shakur is shot in Las Vegas
- Sep 9, 1996 — "Can't Knock the Hustle" is released
- Sep 13, 1996 — Mobb Deep vs 2Pac (mid-90s) resolves
- Sep 13, 1996 — Tupac Shakur dies
- Oct 29, 1996 — Ironman is released
- Nov 12, 1996 — Lil Kim releases 'Hard Core'
- Mar 9, 1997 — Notorious B.I.G. is shot in Los Angeles
- Mar 25, 1997 — Life After Death is released
- May 27, 1997 — Puff Daddy and Faith Evans release 'I'll Be Missing You' — tribute to Notorious B.I.G.
- May 27, 1997 — "I'll Be Missing You" is released
- Jun 3, 1997 — Wu-Tang Forever is released
- Jul 15, 1997 — Notorious B.I.G. releases 'Mo Money Mo Problems' posthumously
- Jul 15, 1997 — "Mo Money Mo Problems" is released
- Jul 15, 1997 — Supa Dupa Fly is released
- Aug 1997 — XXL magazine launches
- Nov 4, 1997 — In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 is released
- Feb 25, 1998 — Ol' Dirty Bastard interrupts Shawn Colvin's Grammy acceptance speech
- Apr 28, 1998 — Capital Punishment is released
- Aug 25, 1998 — The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is released
- Sep 29, 1998 — Aquemini is released
- Nov 23, 1998 — OutKast's 'Aquemini' certified Platinum
- Feb 15, 1999 — Big L is shot and killed in Harlem
- Feb 24, 1999 — Lauryn Hill's 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' wins Grammy Album of the Year
- Mar 26, 1999 — Hard Knock Life Tour launches — Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man, Redman
- Oct 1999 — ego trip publishes 'The Book of Rap Lists'
- Dec 1, 1999 — Jay-Z stabs Lance 'Un' Rivera at the Q-Tip Amplified release party
- Feb 7, 2000 — Big Pun dies
- Nov 16, 2000 — DJ Screw dies — sealing chopped-and-screwed as a Houston canon
- Nov 13, 2004 — Ol' Dirty Bastard dies
- Mar 15, 2011 — Nate Dogg dies
- Apr 7, 2017 — Tupac Shakur inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Oct 30, 2021 — Jay-Z inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Sep 28, 2022 — Coolio dies
- Nov 3, 2023 — Missy Elliott inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — first woman rapper
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