December 4

7 hip-hop anniversaries on December 4

1. 1940

   Henry Chalfant is born

   Henry Chalfant is born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.

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2. 1969

   Jay-Z is born

   Jay-Z is born in Brooklyn.

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3. 1970

   Fat Pat is born

   Fat Pat is born in Houston.

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4. 1972

   Kareem "Biggs" Burke is born

   Kareem "Biggs" Burke is born in The Bronx.

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5. 2001

   Nas releases 'Ether' — diss track that resets the Jay-Z beef

   Columbia issues 'Ether' on Nas's Stillmatic LP. The track — Nas's direct response to Jay-Z's 'Takeover' (released two months earlier on The Blueprint) — turns the public perception of the Jay-Z vs Nas beef in Nas's favor…

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6. 2007

   Pimp C dies

   Pimp C dies (accidental overdose of codeine combined with sleep apnea).

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7. 2007

   Pimp C dies

   Chad Lamont Butler — UGK co-founder, alongside Bun B, and one of the most influential Houston voices in the 1990s and 2000s — is found dead at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood. He was 33. The Los Angeles County coron…

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