July 17

2 hip-hop anniversaries on July 17

1. 1989

   Paul C McKasty is killed

   Paul C McKasty, the Queens-based engineer-producer behind Ultramagnetic MCs' Critical Beatdown and a critical mentor figure to Large Professor, is shot to death in his Rosedale, Queens apartment. He was 24. The case rema…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1989: Paul C McKasty is killed. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/paul-c-mckasty-killed-1989

2. 2017

   Nielsen reports hip-hop has surpassed rock as the most consumed music genre in the United States

   Nielsen Music's mid-year report finds that R&B / hip-hop has, for the first time, overtaken rock as the most popular music genre in the US — 25.1% of total consumption versus rock's 23%. The shift is driven by the predom…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2017: Nielsen reports hip-hop has surpassed rock as the most consumed music genre in the United States. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/hip-hop-overtakes-rock-2017