March 30

4 hip-hop anniversaries on March 30

1. 1994

   MC Solaar releases 'Prose Combat' — French hip-hop's commercial breakthrough

   Polydor France issues MC Solaar's Prose Combat — the Senegal-born, Paris-raised MC's second LP. The album crosses 800,000 units in France, breaking French-language rap into the broader European pop conversation and estab…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1994: MC Solaar releases 'Prose Combat' — French hip-hop's commercial breakthrough. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/mc-solaar-prose-combat-1994

2. 2015

   Jay-Z and 15 artist-owners launch Tidal

   Jay-Z holds a press conference in Manhattan announcing his $56M acquisition of Aspiro AB and the relaunch of its Tidal streaming service as an artist-owned platform. Co-owners include Beyoncé, Madonna, Kanye West, Rihann…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2015: Jay-Z and 15 artist-owners launch Tidal. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/jay-z-tidal-2015

3. 2017

   Kendrick Lamar releases 'HUMBLE.'

   Top Dawg issues 'HUMBLE.' as the lead single from DAMN. Produced by Mike Will Made It, the track debuts at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the following week becomes Kendrick's first solo #1. The Dave Meyers-directed mus…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2017: Kendrick Lamar releases 'HUMBLE.'. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/humble-released-2017

4. 2017

   "HUMBLE." is released

   "HUMBLE." is released.

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2017: "HUMBLE." is released. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/humble-song-released