Kirk Franklin just sampled Shawty Lo’s classic “Dey Know” 😭🕊️

27 years ago, MF DOOM released his debut solo album, Operation: Doomsday on October 19, 1999. A blueprint for what the genre is today🗣️ Just one of his magnum opuses, Operation: Doomsday is regarded as one of the most influential albums in independent hip-hop history. Critical acclaim, beloved by the fans, even got Sade to clear the sample. A true classic 🗣️

Cam’ron explained recently that he and Nas had the “Many Men” beat before 50. Six Figga Digga was Cam's main producer at the time. Dipset recorded it as one of their very first tracks but never finished it. The beat stayed on Digga's CD and eventually made its way to Columbia 🗣️ Nas picked it for the Bravehearts album and added a verse or two, but he never finished it either. It sat as a demo until 50 got it and turned it into one of the hardest songs in history. The Dipset version is floating around, but the Nas version still hasn't surfaced 🗣️

Nipsey Hussle released his classic mixtape, Crenshaw, on October 8th, 2013. The mixtape is acclaimed to this day as one of the West Coast’s best 🗣️ It was also released in a limited first edition of 1,000 copies for $100. Jay-Z even bought 100 copies the first day to show support for Nip. Long Live Nipsey Hussle 🕊️🗣️

In a recent interview with i-D Magazine, NBA YOUNGBOY spoke on why he deactivated his Instagram 🗣️ “I feel like I was doing a bad job of managing myself. I think that certain situations and certain people turned me into a bad person, a person that I don't even like myself. It doesn't feel right or good to know that you are always hurting somebody. I think I became a very bad person, and it's taken a big toll. It feels very lonely, actually.” 🗣️

Shyne just revealed on Drink Champs, the lineup of producers for his upcoming album. Dr Dre, Swizzbeatz, RZA, Hitboy, Boi-1da, and Heatmakerz all crafted soundscapes for this legend to paint 🗣️ The Honorable is slated to drop on November 20th of this year, breaking the 22 year hiatus of Shyne giving the world an album. He also stated that this is the first of multiple projects otw since his return from politics 🗣️

13 years ago today, on October 2nd, 2013, Nipsey Hussle Released “Nip Hussle The Great Vol. 1 & 2”. A West coast classic from the Blog Era🗣️ With hits like “Rose Clique”, “Forever On Some Fly Sh”, “A Million”, “Blue Laces”, “The Hussle Way”, & “Hussle In The House”, Nip gifted the world a brilliant double feature. Drake, Dom Kennedy, The Game, & Cobby Supreme all made appearances. Even featured an MGMT remix and a sample from Steve Jobs 🗣️

Tyler, The Creator claims that his verse on Quavo’s “Baby Breath” featuring Pharrell, is a top 25 rap verse in history 🗣️ “my best verse of all time is on this (prolly top 25 in rap history). what i did to the english language is insane and shall be studied. 10/10. real grown man bars” 🗣️

G Herbo says he is officially stepping away from his Rap career. He went live to thank his supporters for believing in him and investing in his dream. After some fans grew worried about his well-being, Herbo made clear this is strictly about music and that his family depends on him 🗣️ After nearly 15 years in music, the Chicago goat told fans that he's shifting focus to developing his artists as a CEO, but he left the door cracked: "Maybe I'll retire and come back like Mike." Is Herbo really done? 🗣️