July 12

3 hip-hop anniversaries on July 12

1. 1991

   John Singleton's 'Boyz n the Hood' opens theatrically

   Columbia Pictures releases John Singleton's debut feature about three childhood friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles. Ice Cube — in his first major film role — plays Doughboy. Singleton, then 23, becomes the y…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1991: John Singleton's 'Boyz n the Hood' opens theatrically. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/boyz-n-the-hood-film-1991

2. 2020

   Pop Smoke's posthumous 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon' debuts at #1

   Pop Smoke's debut studio album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon — released by Victor Victor/Republic in July 2020, five months after his February 19 killing — debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 251,000 first-wee…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2020: Pop Smoke's posthumous 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon' debuts at #1. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/pop-smoke-posthumous-no1-2020

3. 2020

   Megan Thee Stallion is shot by Tory Lanez in Los Angeles

   Following a Hollywood Hills pool party, Megan Thee Stallion is shot in the foot by Tory Lanez during an argument in an SUV. Initially withholding the shooter's identity at the scene, Megan publicly identifies Lanez weeks…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2020: Megan Thee Stallion is shot by Tory Lanez in Los Angeles. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/tory-megan-shooting-2020