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This day in Hip-hop acknowledges the following past album releases from their respective debut years in 1997 and in 2008. And since its Friday, this will make a great addition for those retrospect playlists and throwback sound-trips that we all crave and need.

IV: Blazing Hot (1997)

• The fourth and last album from the East Coast Hip-hop duo, Greg Nice and Smooth B, released under Scotti Brothers Records, and showcased production from both Nice & Smooth, as well as DJ Premier, Easy Mo Bee, and Kid Capri.

The Black Bossalini (1997)

• Authored by The Source's Top 115 Hip-hop Artists from 1988 to 2003 list's

Prominent in Hip-hop as Mellow Man Ace from the iconic rap supergroup Cypress Hill. In Latin Hip-hop, however, fans simply refer to him as, “The Godfather”.

Hailing from South Gate, Los Angeles County and of Latin-American heritage, the name Mellow Man Ace directly headlines the chapters of Latin rap's earliest years, being the first artist to release a bilingual single, listed off of his memorable debut album back in 1989.

Escape From Havana features the platinum-certified single, “Mentirosa” which was inspired from Chicano rocker Carlos Santana's “Evil Ways”. Being the first rapper to successfully incorporate Spanglish rhymes into mainstream audiences , Mellow Man Ace became known as, “The Godfather of L

Momentum keeps building for twenty-year-old artist, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, who recently gained recognition when he dropped his Artist mixtape earlier this year.

With breakout singles such as “Friend Zone”, “Jungle”, and “My S—t”, fans await the release of his latest project, TBA.

Scheduled for official release both digitally and physically tomorrow, October 28, the EP features six tracks, which are now currently accesible via streaming, as released beforehand by the Bronx MC.

Recollecting his humble beginnings, Boogie narrates in an interview with XXL, “I was sitting in front of the computer and [learning] everything, Fruity Loops, Pro Tools. My dad brought m

Spotify just dropped its annual “25 Under 25” List, which showcases the hottest songs authored by younger talents in the music industry.

Number 3 on the list features Chance the Rapper and his song, “No Problem” off his breakout album Coloring Book, cataloguing as the highest-ranked MC currently sitting atop the list. The Chicago-based MC was also recently noted as the youngest artist featured on last year's Forbes' “30 Under 30” list.

Tory Lanez is featured at number 13 with his song “Luv”, followed with “Timmy Turner” by Desiigner at number 17, and number 23 listing Rae Sremmurd and Gucci Mane's “Black Beatles”.

Listed bel

Fifty four years ago today, David Parker --a.k.a Chief Rocker Busy Bee Starski -- was born. Still regarded as a legend for his clever battle raps, Busy Bee is one of hip hop's greatest pioneers, who helped shaped the art form of rap into what it is today.

Busy Bee burst onto the scene in the late 70's, before the terms "hip hop" and "rap" had even been coined. He performed alongside fellow legends like Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Afrika Bambaataa, and Kool Herc. Busy Bee helped pioneer the rap battles that emcees are still using to test each others' skills to this very day, and his undeniable stage presence and powerful rhymes helped changed the role of emcees from working in support of a DJ to being the stars of the show.

During his a

Pharrell is back with a duo of new tracks, the soulful "Runnin'" and "Surrender," both of which will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming film "Hidden Figures."

Listen to "Runnin" here.

"I know they say to crawl before you walk, but in my mind I already jogged", the multiple Grammy award winning rapper declares on "Runnin," a jazzy track which evokes the sound of 1960's soul music. "If I stand still I cannot get far, they want t