April 11

2 hip-hop anniversaries on April 11

1. 2006

   D12's Proof is shot and killed at a Detroit after-hours club

   DeShaun Holton — D12 founder, Eminem's closest friend since their late-1980s Detroit teen years, and the rapper credited with first convincing Eminem to take rapping seriously — is shot and killed at the C.C.C. after-hou…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2006: D12's Proof is shot and killed at a Detroit after-hours club. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/proof-killed-2006

2. 2014

   OutKast reunites at Coachella for its 20th-anniversary tour

   OutKast headlines the first weekend of Coachella 2014, marking André 3000 and Big Boi's first performance as a duo in ten years and the launch of the 40-date OutKast 20 reunion festival tour. The set draws mixed early re…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2014: OutKast reunites at Coachella for its 20th-anniversary tour. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/outkast-coachella-reunion-2014