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Keith “Cowboy” Wiggins coined the term “Hip-Hop”
Keith “Cowboy” Wiggins, a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five,...
September 25, 2019
An Australian radio station was once banned from playing N.W.A’s “Fuck tha Police.” The staff went on strike and put N.W.A’s “Express Yourself” on continuous play for 24 hours
August 9, 1988, N.W.A released “Fuck tha Police,” a protest song from...
September 24, 2019
“Flashdance” was the first Hollywood feature film with breakdancing
Flashdance, directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Jennifer Beals was the first...
September 24, 2019
MC Hammer owned a horse named “Dance Floor” that ran in the 1992 Kentucky Derby
In 1991, MC Hammer established Oaktown Stables, a stable that would eventually...
September 24, 2019
The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” was the first rap song to use a sample
The Fatback Band‘s “Kim Tim III” released in 1979 was the first...
September 24, 2019
Nate Dogg’s vocals on “Regulate” were recorded in a closet due to lack of furniture in Warren G’s apartment
Warren G sampled a VCR for the beginning of the 1994 hit...
September 24, 2019
MC Lyte was the first female rapper to receive a Gold single
MC Lyte was the first female rapper to receive a gold single...
September 24, 2019
Eazy-E signed a pre-Fergie Black Eyed Peas to Ruthless Records
Eazy-E signed a pre-Fergie Black Eyed Peas to his record label, Ruthless...
September 24, 2019
The Beastie Boys debut album “Licensed to Ill” was the first No. 1 rap album
The Beastie Boys‘ debut album Licensed to Ill, which was released on...
September 24, 2019