September 29, 1998 - This was like a Super Tuesday (remember when all albums were released on a Tuesday?) Look at all this great Hip Hop that dropped 20 years ago today:
September 29, 1998: Blackstar released their self-titled album "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Blackstar"
September 29, 1998: Outkast released their third album Aquemini
September 29, 1998: Jay-Z released his third album Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life
September 29, 1998: A Tribe Called Quest released their fifth album The Love Movement
September 29, 1998: Brand Nubian released their forth album Foundation
So today in 1998 was definitely a great year for Hip Hop.
Now we have to jump all the way back to 1980 for this classic Hip Hop artist:
September 29, 1980: Kurtis Blow released his debut album Kurtis Blow