December 18

3 hip-hop anniversaries on December 18

1. 1970

   DMX is born

   DMX is born in Mount Vernon.

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   Today in hip-hop history — 1970: DMX is born. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/dmx-born

2. 2001

   "Ether" is released

   "Ether" is released.

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2001: "Ether" is released. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/ether-song-released

3. 2021

   Drakeo the Ruler is stabbed and killed backstage at the Once Upon a Time in LA festival

   Darrell Caldwell — the Los Angeles MC whose 'nervous music' aesthetic had made him one of the most distinctive West Coast voices of the late-2010s — is fatally stabbed in a backstage altercation at the Once Upon a Time i…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2021: Drakeo the Ruler is stabbed and killed backstage at the Once Upon a Time in LA festival. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/drakeo-the-ruler-killed-2021