June 30

5 hip-hop anniversaries on June 30

1. 1989

   Public Enemy's 'Fight the Power' released for 'Do the Right Thing'

   Motown Records issues 'Fight the Power' as the lead single from Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing soundtrack. Produced by the Bomb Squad and built around 1960s funk samples, the track is the film's recurring sonic motif and…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1989: Public Enemy's 'Fight the Power' released for 'Do the Right Thing'. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/fight-the-power-released-1989

2. 2015

   Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright' becomes the de facto Black Lives Matter anthem

   Top Dawg / Aftermath issues 'Alright' — produced by Pharrell Williams and Sounwave — as the second single from To Pimp a Butterfly. By summer 2015, the track's hook ('We gon' be alright') is being chanted at Black Lives …

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2015: Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright' becomes the de facto Black Lives Matter anthem. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/alright-released-2015

3. 2015

   "Alright" is released

   "Alright" is released.

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2015: "Alright" is released. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/alright-song-released

4. 2017

   4:44 is released

   4:44 is released.

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2017: 4:44 is released. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/4-44-released

5. 2017

   Tay-K arrested in New Jersey three months into US Marshals manhunt

   17-year-old Taymor McIntyre — Tay-K, whose song 'The Race' was released while he was on the run from capital-murder charges — is arrested by US Marshals at a Chili's in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The arrest comes three month…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2017: Tay-K arrested in New Jersey three months into US Marshals manhunt. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/tay-k-arrest-2017