November 8

3 hip-hop anniversaries on November 8

1. 1963

   Eric B. is born

   Eric B. is born in Elmhurst, Queens.

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1963: Eric B. is born. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/eric-b-born

2. 2002

   Curtis Hanson's '8 Mile' premieres — Eminem's screen debut

   Universal releases Curtis Hanson's loosely autobiographical film about a young white Detroit MC trying to break into the city's battle-rap scene. Eminem stars as Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith Jr. opposite Mekhi Phifer, Brittany…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2002: Curtis Hanson's '8 Mile' premieres — Eminem's screen debut. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/8-mile-film-2002

3. 2011

   Heavy D dies

   Dwight Errington Myers — leader of Heavy D & the Boyz and the first rapper to head a major-label division (Uptown Records, 1996-1999) — dies at 44 of a pulmonary embolism in Beverly Hills. Heavy D's late-80s and early-90…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2011: Heavy D dies. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/heavy-d-died-2011