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Join
us
as
we
dig
in
the
archives
to
Celebrate
Hip-Hop
turning
50
with
our
list
of
50
dope
moments
in
hip-hop
history.
This
year
is
a
monumental
one
for
our
culture
and
hip-hop
in
general.
A
little
genre
that
started
in
the
Bronx
would
go
on
to
dominate
the
world
and
dictate
what’s
hot
and
what’s
not
worldwide.
Often
imitated
but
never
duplicated
this
thing
of
ours
is
here
to
stay.
Unfortunately,
some
of
the
pioneers
left
us
too
soon
yet
their
contributions
will
live
on
forever
through
film
and
video.
We
figured
why
not
take
a
trip
down
memory
lane
and
revisit
50
of
the
most
iconic
moments
in
hip-hop.
Celebrate
the
final
day
of
Hip-Hop’s
50th
anniversary
over
the
next
five
pages.
50
Iconic
Moments
In
Hip-Hop
History
These
moments
are
in
no
particular
order
but
all
are
significant
when
we
talk
about
hip-hop.
These
are
the
moments
that
inspired
a
generation
and
pushed
our
culture
forward.
If
you
were
lucky
enough
to
experience
some
of
these
you
know
just
how
beautiful
they
were
for
something
that
wasn’t
even
accepted
at
first.
Furthermore,
hip-hop
was
the
underdog
and
is
now
the
determining
factor
in
what
is
cool
and
what
isn’t.
Tupac
Sign’s
To
Death
Row
&
Releases
The
Iconic
“California
Love”
Video
After
Release
From
Jail
Young
Dolph
Survives
100
Shots
and
Releases
Bulletproof
Lil
Wayne
Released
After
Serving
1
Year
At
Rikers
Island
Rappers
Boycott
The
1989
Grammy
Awards
DaBrat
Makes
History
Becoming
The
First
Female
Solo
Artist
To
Go
Platinum
TLC
Brings
Safe
Sex
To
The
Forefront
Of
Hip-Hop
Amid
Raising
STD
Rates
DMX
Makes
History
Becoming
The
First
Only
Artist
To
Release
Two
No.
1
Hip-Hop
Albums
In
A
Year
Kendrick
Lamar
Wins
Pulitzer
Prize
For
DAMN.
Lauryn
Hill
Wins
Five
Grammys
In
One
Night
Dr.
Dre
Sells
Beats
by
Dre
To
Apple
For
$3
Billion
Kanye
West’s
infamous
“George
Bush
Doesn’t
Care
About
Black
People”
statement
Suge
Knight
Disses
Diddy
During
The
Source
Awards
If
hip-hop
was
the
Marvel
Universe
this
would
be
the
nexus
moment
that
happens
in
every
universe
that
can’t
be
undone.
It
changes
the
trajectories
of
several
people
and
pushes
hip-hop
further
into
the
forefront
of
entertainment.
After
all,
drama
sells,
and
very
well
at
that.
Andre
3000’s
infamous
“The
South
Got
Something
To
Say”
Nas
Vs
Jay-Z
Brawl
Breaks
Out
During
The
2000
Source
Awards
TI
Calls
Out
Lil’
Flip
During
Birthday
Bash
Three
6
Mafia
Wins
An
Oscar
For
A
Song
About
Pimpin
Kool
Herc
Throws
a
Back-to-School
Jam
That
Would
Be
Seen
As
The
“Birth”
Of
Hip-Hop
Lil
Nas
X
Makes
Grammy
History
Becoming
The
First
Openly
Gay
Rapper
To
Become
Nominated
Dr.
Dre,
Snoop
Dogg,
Eminem,
Mary
J.
Blige,
Kendrick
Lamar
&
50
Cent
Headline
The
Pepsi
SB
LVI
Halftime
Show
Run
DMC
&
Aerosmith
Cross
Genres
For
“Walk
This
Way”
2
Live
Crew’s
Banned
In
The
U.S.A
Becomes
First
Album
To
Receive
“Parental
Advisory”
Sticker
Yo!
MTV
Raps
Premiers
In
1998
Rick
Rubin
&
Russell
Simmons
Create
Def
Jam
Records
Cash
Money
&
Ruff
Ryders
Embark
On
US
Tour
The
Up
In
Smoke
Tour
Featuring
Dr.
Dre,
Eminem,
Xzibit,
Warren
G
and
Nate
Dogg
Kanye
West
Headlines
Coachella
2011
Drake
Releases
“Back
To
Back”
Amid
Beef
With
Meek
Mill
Over
Ghostwriting
Allegations
Kanye
&
Jay-Z
Release
Watch
The
Throne
ICE-T
Joins
Law
&
Order
SUV
Lil
Wayne
Reveals
He
Wants
Off
Cash
Money
Then
Takes
Birdman
To
Court
&
Wins
Nipsey
Hussle
Sells
1000
Copies
Of
His
Crenshaw
Mixtape
For
$1000
Ice-T
Becomes
Hip-hop’s
First
Big-Time
Rapper
Turned
Actor
In
New
Jack
City
Snoop
Dogg
Beats
His
Murder
Case
Lil
Kim
Releases
The
Video
For
“Crush
On
You”
DJ
Screw
opens
Houston
record
store
“Screwed
Up
Records
&
Tapes”
Eminem
Releases
The
Movie
8
Mile
DJ
Drama
&
DJ
Don
Cannon
Raided
By
The
Feds
Over
Mixtapes
Soulja
Boy
Delivers
The
First
Viral
Hit
With
“Crank
Dat”
Lil
Wayne
Releases
Tha
Carter
III
&
Sells
A
Million
Copies
First
Week
Nicki
Minaj
Steals
The
Spotlight
On
Kanye
West’s
“Monster”
Chief
Keef
“I
Don’t
Like”
Ushers
In
A
New
Sound
&
Generation
Of
Hip-Hop
XXL’s
2016
Freshman
Cover
Ushers
In
Yet
Another
Change
In
Hip-Hop
LL
Cool
J’s
Gap
Commercial
While
Wearing
FUBU
The
Fresh
Prince
of
Bel-Air
Debuts
on
NBC
The
Deaths
Of
2Pac
&
Biggie
Virgil
Abloh
Becomes
The
First
Black
Creative
Director
At
Louis
Vuitton
Cardi
B
Becomes
First
Solo
Woman
To
Win
Best
Rap
Album
Grammy
Jay-Z
Retires
Then
Returns
50
Cent
Drops
Get
Rich
Or
Die
Tryin’
&
Goes
On
Unprecedented
Run
MC
Hammer’s
Pepsi
Ad
Paves
The
Way
For
Hip-Hops
Inclusion
In
Big
Time
Marketing
&
Branding
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