February 7

4 hip-hop anniversaries on February 7

1. 1974

   J Dilla is born

   J Dilla is born in Detroit.

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2. 2000

   Big Pun dies

   Big Pun dies (heart attack / respiratory failure).

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3. 2000

   Big Pun dies

   Christopher Lee Rios — the Bronx-raised MC whose 1998 Capital Punishment had been the first solo album by a Latino rapper to be certified Platinum — dies at 28 of a heart attack at a White Plains hotel. He weighed approx…

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4. 2006

   J Dilla releases 'Donuts' — three days before his death

   Stones Throw Records issues J Dilla's Donuts — a 31-track instrumental LP largely composed and assembled during Yancey's hospitalization for complications of lupus and TTP. He dies three days after the album's release. D…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2006: J Dilla releases 'Donuts' — three days before his death. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/dilla-donuts-released-2006