This Week in Hip Hop History

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Jive / RCA
Jive / RCA
March 19th
1987 - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released their debut album Rock The House
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Rick Diamond, Getty Images
March 19th
1973 - Bernard Freeman, aka Bun B from UGK, was born in Port Arthur, Texas
March 20th
1993 - Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang, the 2nd Single from Dr. Dre’s Debut Album The Chronic, peaks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
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Isaiah Trickey, Getty Images
March 22nd
2016 - Malik Izaak Taylor, aka Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest, dies at age 45 in Contra Costa County, California.
March 23rd
2004 Confessions by Usher sells 1.1 million albums in its first week.
March 25th
1975 - Terius Gray, aka Juvenile, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.