September 7

4 hip-hop anniversaries on September 7

1. 1964

   Eazy-E is born

   Eazy-E is born in Compton.

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1964: Eazy-E is born. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/eazy-e-born

2. 1996

   Tupac Shakur is shot in Las Vegas

   After the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon WBA heavyweight title fight at the MGM Grand, Tupac and Suge Knight are involved in a brief assault on Orlando Anderson in the casino lobby. Hours later, as Knight drives Tupac in a BMW …

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1996: Tupac Shakur is shot in Las Vegas. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/tupac-shot-1996

3. 2009

   Drake releases 'Forever' featuring Kanye, Lil Wayne, and Eminem

   Cash Money / Young Money issues 'Forever' — produced by Boi-1da — as a tie-in single to the LeBron James documentary More Than a Game. The four-MC posse cut puts Drake in formal commercial conversation with Kanye, Wayne,…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2009: Drake releases 'Forever' featuring Kanye, Lil Wayne, and Eminem. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/forever-released-2009

4. 2018

   Mac Miller dies of an accidental overdose at 26

   Malcolm McCormick is found unresponsive in his Studio City home and pronounced dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Coroner later attributes the death to an accidental overdose involving fentanyl, cocaine, and alcoh…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2018: Mac Miller dies of an accidental overdose at 26. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/mac-miller-died-2018