This Week in Hip Hop History – Week 1
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
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