With the new year upon us, I decided to bring you This Week in Hip Hop History: a historical look back important events in Hip Hop and R&B. We're doing it for the culture in 2018!

January 1st

1958 Grandmaser Flash (Joseph Saddler) was born in Barbados

1966 Crazy Legs (Richard Colón) of the Rock Steady Crew was born in The Bronx, NY

2006 Flavor of Love Reality Show Premieres on VH1

January 2nd

1993 Bryson Tiller was born in Louisville, Kentucky

January 3rd

1990 Panamanian Military Leader and Drug Trafficker Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. Authorities

January 5th

1975 The Wiz premieres on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre

1980 Rappers Delight by The Sugarhill Gang becomes the First Hip Hop song to become a Top 40 Hit

January 6th

1981 Mike Jones (who?) was born in Houston, Tx