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First album in 18 years, finished after Phife Dawg — A Tribe Called Quest released We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service on November 11, 2016.
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Kill At Will went platinum. Ice Cube's 1990 EP earned a platinum certification.
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Missy Elliott / Get Ur Freak On (2001):
"Now what the drilly, yo / If you wanna battle then let me know"
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Cadillactica debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. 📅 On This Day, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 — Big K.R.I.T. released Cadillactica. 🎙️
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Future topped the chart two weeks running. In 2017 he became the first artist with two albums at No. 1 in successive weeks.
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J. Cole — No Role Modelz (2014): "I want a real love, dark-skinned Aunt Viv love / That Jada and that Will love"
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Nine Staten Island MCs turned a shoestring debut into a whole universe. 📅 On This Day, NOVEMBER 9, 1993 — Wu-Tang Clan released Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). 🎙️
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Nas won his first Grammy at 47. King's Disease took Best Rap Album in 2021, his first win after decades of nominations.
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De La Soul — Me Myself and I (1989): "But if I do I'll calmly punch them / In the fourth day of July"
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📅 On This Day, NOVEMBER 8, 1988 — Jungle Brothers released Straight Out the Jungle. Their debut helped launch the Native Tongues movement. 🎙️
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OutKast took Album of the Year in 2004. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below won the Grammys' biggest award.
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Ice-T / Colors (1988):
"My life is violent but violent is life / Peace is a dream, reality is a knife"
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📅 On This Day, NOVEMBER 7, 1995 — GZA released Liquid Swords. The Wu-Tang Clan’s Genius delivered his solo classic, produced by RZA. 🎙️
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It's Almost Dry was Pusha's first No. 1. The 2022 album was his first Billboard 200 chart-topper.
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N.W.A / Express Yourself (1988):
"You ain't swift, moving like a tortoise, full of rigor mortis"
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📅 On This Day, NOVEMBER 6, 2007 — Jay-Z released American Gangster. Inspired by the film, it became his 10th No. 1 album. 🎙️
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Hammer's 1990 album went diamond. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em was certified diamond by the RIAA.
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Fugees / Ready or Not (1996):
"So while you imitating Al Capone / I'll be Nina Simone and defecating on your microphone"
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📅 On This Day, NOVEMBER 5, 1996 — Makaveli released The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. One of Pac’s last statements arrived after his death and never stopped feeling urgent. 🎙️
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Nipsey priced Crenshaw at $100 a copy. He sold 1,000 copies in 24 hours on the Proud 2 Pay run.
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