Jacinta Howard

Gilbert "Toker" Izquierdo, one of the original members of Ruthless Records' Brownside, has passed away.

Whodini becomes the first hip-hop act to chart in the Top 40, Deltron 3030 visits the dystopian future, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek team up, Ludacris drops his major label debut, and Eminem and Wyclef Jean are born.

From LL Cool J to MC Lyte, here are some of the worst Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hip-hop snubs.

'It was the most dysfunctional energy. That s---'s not good for your emotional state.'

The Afro has always been more than just a hairstyle. It's a statement.

“Because in my quest to hurt him, I realize that I was hurting a lot of other people by saying it."

Kurtis Blow has called on the hip-hop community to aid the pioneering rapper, whose works have been sampled by Busta Rhymes and Wu-Tang Clan.

The man began firing shots when he was told he couldn't get a ticket to Ice Cube's sold-out show.

Beyoncé arrives on planet Earth, super producer/DJ Mark Ronson is born, and Usher lets the world in on his relationship with Chilli via "U Got It Bad."

Kanye West crushes the sophomore slump, Tony Yayo soldiers on with G-Unit, and Rihanna arrives on the music scene on this day in hip-hop history.