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The First Rap Song Created
The song was called Rapper's Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang. They are from Engelwood New Jersey and there is three main members in the group. Rapper's Delight become top 40 out of 100 on Billboard Hot 100 in the year 1979 when it was released to the public. -
First White rap Group Released their First album "Licensed to lll"
The Beastie Boys released their first album named Licensed to lll and they were signed to Def Jam Records. This album also went on to become the best- selling rap album of the entire decade. -
Loud Records
Loud Records was founded by Steve Rifkind and Rich Issacson in 1991. It signed rap artist such as Twista, Mobb Deep, Krazyie Bone and three 6 Mafia. -
Juicy by Biggie Smalls was Released.
Juicy is the first single for The Notorious B.I.G's debut album Ready to Die. In this song he walk the listener through his life and his problems.He talks about his day dealing drugs and finally to the rapper he dreamt about. -
Tupac's Death
Tupac Skakur was assassinated and he died in the University Medical Center in Las Vegas Valley Nevada. -
Eminem
Eminem or Marshall Mather's was an underground rapper until 1999 when he gain mainstream popularity after his debut album Slim Shady LP was released. Eminem also won his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. -
Halo Records was founded
Halo records is an independent British record label.The executive producer of the company is Michael Karl Maslen, a guitarist and songwriter with previous experience as a producer. -
8 mile movie
The movie 8 mile is about eminem's life and how he went from an underground freestyle rap artist to the mainstream rapper he is today. It shows how his family life is and how he is reacting toward his ex girlfriend. -
Notorious moive
Christopher Wallace shows his gift for storytelling into a career as a rap artist. Eventually making himself Biggie Smalls, the Notorious B.I.G., or better known as biggie talks about his tales of the violent street life. -
Xxxtentacion death
jahseh onfroy was assassinated in Deerborn Florida and he was only 20 years old. Four men between the ages 20 and 22 were charged with the first degree murder of rapper xxxtentacion.
