March 15

3 hip-hop anniversaries on March 15

1. 2011

   Nate Dogg dies

   Nathaniel Dwayne Hale — the singing voice on most of Death Row's G-funk peak (Dr. Dre's The Chronic, Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, Warren G's 'Regulate') and one of the most reused hook vocalists in West Coast hip-hop history…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2011: Nate Dogg dies. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/nate-dogg-died-2011

2. 2015

   To Pimp a Butterfly is released

   To Pimp a Butterfly is released.

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2015: To Pimp a Butterfly is released. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/to-pimp-a-butterfly-released

3. 2015

   Kendrick Lamar releases 'To Pimp a Butterfly'

   Top Dawg / Aftermath / Interscope issues the follow-up to *good kid, m.A.A.d city* — a 16-track LP that integrates free jazz, funk, P-Funk, and spoken-word poetry into a sustained meditation on Black America, depression,…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2015: Kendrick Lamar releases 'To Pimp a Butterfly'. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/to-pimp-a-butterfly-released-2015