Golden Age
Moments (113)
- Mar 16, 1959 — Flavor Flav is born
- Aug 1, 1960 — Chuck D is born
- Aug 1, 1960 — Professor Griff is born
- Dec 22, 1960 — Luther Campbell is born
- Mar 2, 1962 — Scott La Rock is born
- Nov 8, 1963 — Eric B. is born
- Apr 8, 1964 — Biz Markie is born
- Sep 7, 1964 — Eazy-E is born
- Feb 18, 1965 — Dr. Dre is born
- Aug 20, 1965 — KRS-One is born
- Mar 21, 1966 — DJ Premier is born
- Aug 25, 1966 — Terminator X is born
- Nov 1, 1966 — Willie D is born
- Dec 8, 1966 — Bushwick Bill is born
- Dec 11, 1967 — DJ Yella is born
- Jan 28, 1968 — Rakim is born
- Jul 20, 1968 — Kool G Rap is born
- Sep 10, 1968 — Big Daddy Kane is born
- Sep 21, 1968 — Trugoy the Dove is born
- Mar 5, 1969 — MC Solaar is born
- Jun 15, 1969 — Ice Cube is born
- Jun 16, 1969 — MC Ren is born
- Aug 17, 1969 — Posdnuos is born
- Mar 18, 1970 — Queen Latifah is born
- Mar 24, 1970 — Maseo is born
- Apr 10, 1970 — Q-Tip is born
- Apr 17, 1970 — Redman is born
- Jun 21, 1970 — Pete Rock is born
- Aug 11, 1970 — Ali Shaheed Muhammad is born
- Oct 11, 1970 — MC Lyte is born
- Nov 9, 1970 — Scarface is born
- Nov 20, 1970 — Phife Dawg is born
- Jan 20, 1971 — Questlove is born
- Jun 16, 1971 — Tupac Shakur is born
- Jul 7, 1971 — Jarobi White is born
- May 20, 1972 — Busta Rhymes is born
- Mar 19, 1973 — Bun B is born
- Dec 29, 1973 — Pimp C is born
- Feb 7, 1974 — J Dilla is born
- 1984 — Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin co-found Def Jam Recordings from an NYU dorm
- 1984 — Swatch Watch presents Fresh Fest — the first national hip-hop arena tour
- 1984 — LL Cool J releases 'I Need a Beat' — the first 12-inch on Def Jam
- May 15, 1986 — "My Adidas" is released
- Jul 1986 — Eric B. & Rakim release 'Eric B. Is President'
- Jul 1, 1986 — "Eric B. Is President" is released
- Jul 4, 1986 — Run-DMC and Aerosmith release 'Walk This Way' — rap's first crossover #1
- Jul 4, 1986 — "Walk This Way" is released
- Jul 19, 1986 — Run-DMC performs 'My Adidas' at Madison Square Garden — triggers the first hip-hop brand endorsement deal
- Aug 1, 1986 — "The Bridge" is released
- Sep 1, 1986 — "South Bronx" is released
- Mar 1987 — Eazy-E releases 'Boyz-n-the-Hood' — Ruthless Records' breakthrough single
- Mar 3, 1987 — Criminal Minded is released
- Mar 3, 1987 — "The Bridge Is Over" is released
- Apr 10, 1987 — Yo! Bum Rush the Show is released
- Jul 1, 1987 — "Rebel Without a Pause" is released
- Jul 7, 1987 — Paid in Full is released
- Jul 7, 1987 — Eric B. & Rakim release 'Paid in Full'
- Aug 1, 1987 — "Paid in Full" is released
- Aug 27, 1987 — Scott La Rock dies
- Jun 28, 1988 — It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is released
- Jun 28, 1988 — Public Enemy release 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back'
- Jul 25, 1988 — Follow the Leader is released
- Aug 1988 — David Mays and Jonathan Shecter launch The Source magazine from a Harvard dorm
- Aug 6, 1988 — MTV launches 'Yo! MTV Raps'
- Aug 8, 1988 — Straight Outta Compton is released
- Aug 8, 1988 — N.W.A. release 'Straight Outta Compton'
- Aug 9, 1988 — "Fuck tha Police" is released
- Aug 9, 1988 — "Straight Outta Compton" is released
- 1989 — The Native Tongues collective forms
- Feb 22, 1989 — DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince win the first Grammy for Best Rap Performance
- Mar 14, 1989 — 3 Feet High and Rising is released
- Jun 30, 1989 — Public Enemy's 'Fight the Power' released for 'Do the Right Thing'
- Jul 17, 1989 — Paul C McKasty is killed
- Jul 25, 1989 — Paul's Boutique is released
- Aug 1, 1989 — FBI assistant director sends NWA's label a letter objecting to 'Fuck tha Police'
- Nov 1989 — Queen Latifah and Monie Love release 'Ladies First'
- 1990 — Kid Frost releases 'La Raza' — chicano rap arrives nationally
- Apr 10, 1990 — Fear of a Black Planet is released
- Apr 10, 1990 — People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is released
- May 16, 1990 — AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is released
- Jun 6, 1990 — Federal judge rules 2 Live Crew's 'As Nasty as They Wanna Be' legally obscene
- Aug 27, 1990 — LL Cool J releases 'Mama Said Knock You Out'
- 1991 — MC T. Tucker brings the Triggerman loop to New Orleans block parties — bounce coalesces
- 1991 — Dr. Dre exits Ruthless Records
- Jan 27, 1991 — Dr. Dre attacks journalist Dee Barnes at the Po Na Na Souk club
- May 28, 1991 — Efil4zaggin is released
- Jul 9, 1991 — We Can't Be Stopped is released
- Jul 12, 1991 — John Singleton's 'Boyz n the Hood' opens theatrically
- Sep 4, 1991 — LL Cool J records 'MTV Unplugged' at the Apollo Theater
- Sep 24, 1991 — The Low End Theory is released
- Oct 29, 1991 — Death Certificate is released
- Dec 17, 1991 — Grand Upright Music v. Warner — Biz Markie sample ruling reshapes hip-hop production
- 1992 — Twista enters Guinness World Records as the fastest English-speaking rapper
- 1992 — Wu-Tang Clan signs to Loud Records with unprecedented solo-deal terms
- Jun 9, 1992 — Mecca and the Soul Brother is released
- Nov 9, 1992 — "Protect Ya Neck" is released
- Nov 19, 1992 — "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is released
- Dec 15, 1992 — The Chronic is released
- Nov 9, 1993 — Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is released
- Nov 9, 1993 — Midnight Marauders is released
- Nov 23, 1993 — Doggystyle is released
- Jan 31, 1994 — "C.R.E.A.M." is released
- Oct 30, 2002 — Jam Master Jay dies
- Apr 4, 2009 — Run-DMC inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Apr 19, 2010 — Guru (Gang Starr) dies of cancer
- Nov 8, 2011 — Heavy D dies
- Apr 14, 2012 — Beastie Boys inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- May 4, 2012 — Beastie Boys' Adam 'MCA' Yauch dies
- Apr 18, 2013 — Public Enemy inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Mar 22, 2016 — Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest) dies
- Apr 22, 2021 — Shock G (Digital Underground) dies
- Jul 16, 2021 — Biz Markie dies
- Jul 16, 2021 — Biz Markie dies
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