On This Day in hip-hop history

August 9

(08-09)

4 hip-hop anniversaries on August 9

  1. 1959

    Kurtis Blow is born

    Kurtis Blow is born in Harlem.

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  2. 1988

    "Fuck tha Police" is released

    "Fuck tha Police" is released.

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  3. 1988

    "Straight Outta Compton" is released

    "Straight Outta Compton" is released.

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  4. 1994

    Notorious B.I.G. releases 'Juicy' as a single

    Bad Boy Records issues 'Juicy' — produced by Sean 'Puffy' Combs and Poke (of Trackmasters) over a sample of Mtume's 'Juicy Fruit' — as the lead single from Ready to Die. The autobiographical Brooklyn-to-fame narrative pe…

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