On This Day in hip-hop history

July 1

(07-01)

6 hip-hop anniversaries on July 1

  1. 1982

    Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five release 'The Message'

    Sugar Hill Records issues a Melle Mel-led single that abandons the party-rocking template entirely. Instead, over Ed Fletcher and Sylvia Robinson's hypnotic synth groove, Mel delivers a sustained first-person account of …

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  2. 1982

    "The Message" is released

    "The Message" is released.

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  3. 1985

    "La Di Da Di" is released

    "La Di Da Di" is released.

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  4. 1985

    "The Show" is released

    "The Show" is released.

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  5. 1986

    "Eric B. Is President" is released

    "Eric B. Is President" is released.

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  6. 1987

    "Rebel Without a Pause" is released

    "Rebel Without a Pause" is released.

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