*Disregard month and day, speicific date not discovered
Sugar Hill Gang's "Rappers Delight" Single Released
NWA (Niggas With Attitudes) Rap Group Formed*
Ushered in the gangster rap era. Month and date not specific
NWA releases song F*ck the Police*
Month and Day not specific.
Two Live Crew Releases "Me So Horny"
2 Live Crew Releases As Nasty as They Wanna Be Album
Rosa Parks sues LaFace Records over Outkasts "Rosa Parks" song*
Day of the month not specific
Pepsi drops Ludacris from being there spokesperson after Bill O'Reilly condemns his music saying it encourages substance abuse and violence against women
Three 6 Mafia win an Oscar for song, "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp"
Chris Brown Arrested For Allegedly Beating Then Girlfriend Rihanna
Reebok drops Rapper Rick Ross over controversial date rape lyrics
PepsiCo pulls controversial Mountain Dew ad some feel could be the "most racist of all time" developed by Rapper, Tyler the Creator
PepsiCo drops endorsement deal with Rapper Lil Wayne after controversial lyrics