Rap Calendar by Genius Lyrics
Table of contents:
January | February | March | April | May | June | July
August | September | October | November | December
January
January 1: Grandmaster flash was born in 1958
January 7: 50 Cent releases his debut single, "In da Club"
January 8: DJ Clue? was born in 1975, as was Just Blaze in 1978
January 9: MF Doom was born in 1971
January 10: Smif-N-Wessun release their debut album "Dah Shinin" in 1995
January 11: Guilty Simpson was born in 1980
January 12: Raekwon was born in 1970, as was Zack de la Rocha in the same year
January 13: The LOX release their debut album "Money, Power & Respect" in 1998
January 14: LL Cool J was born in 1968, as was Slick Rick in 1965
January 15: 9th Wonder was born in 1975, Gang Starr release their second album "Step In The Arena" in 1991, and DJ Quik release his debut album "Quik Is The Name" in the same year
January 16: Aaliyah was born in 1979
January 17: Lil Jon was born in 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia, as was Ray J in 1981, and The Roots release their second album "Do You Want More?!!!??!" in 1995
January 18: DJ Quik was born in 1970 in , A$AP Mob's founder A$AP Yams passes away in 2015, and The Game release his debut album "The Documentary" in 2005
January 19: Mac Miller was born in 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as was Spider Loc in 1979
January 20: Joey Bada$$ was born in 1995 in Brooklyn, New York City, as was Questlove of The Roots in 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 21: Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was born in 1965 in Brooklyn, New York City, as was Rapsody in 1983 in Snow Hill, North Carolina
January 22: DJ Jazzy Jeff was born in 1965, as was Logic in 1990
January 23: Statik Selektah was born in 1982, as was Mistah F.A.B. in the same year
January 26: Harry Fraud was born in 1987
January 28: Rakim was born in 1968, as was Rick Ross in 1976 and J. Cole in 1985
January 30: Sean Price releases his second album "Jesus Price Superstar" in 2007
January 31: Afu-Ra was born in 1974
February
February 1: Big Boi of OutKast was born in 1975
February 2: Brand Nubain release their album
February 4: Cam'ron was born in 1976
February 5: Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox was born in 1978
February 6: 50 Cent's debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' was released, 2003
February 7: J Dilla was born in 1974, as was Kid Capri in 1967, and Big Pun passes away in 2000
February 8: Capone was born in 1976, as was Anderson .Paak in 1986
February 10: Kanye West performs "Hey Mama" at the Grammy Awards, 2008
February 13: Drake releases his third mixtape So Far Gone, 2009
February 13: Fugees release their second album, The Score, 1996
February 14: Kanye West releases The Life of Pablo, his seventh studio album, in 2016
February 24: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill becomes the first Hip Hop album to win 'Album of the Year' at the Grammy Awards, 1999
March
March 1
March 8: Gang Starr's Hard To Earn was released, 1994
March 9: Hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G. shot and killed, 1997
March 15: Kendrick Lamar's third studio album, To Pimp A Butterfly was released, 2015
April
April 1
April 5: Jordan Michael Houston, aka Juicy J was born, 1975
April 5: Pharrell Williams was born, 1973
April 19: Gang Starr rapper Guru passed away, 2010
April 19: Nas' debut studio album, illmatic was released, 1994
May
May 1
May 21: Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. was born, 1972
May 23: Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP was released, 2000
May 24: Gerald Earl Gillum, aka G-Eazy was born, 1989
May 27: André Lauren Benjamin aka André 3000 was born, 1975
June
June 1
June 8: Kanye Omari West was born, 1977
June 10: Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III was released, 2008
June 15: J. Cole releases his second mixtape The Warm Up, 2009
June 15: O'Shea Jackson, Sr., aka Ice Cube was born, 1969
June 16: Lesane Parish Crooks, aka 2Pac Shakur was born, 1971
June 17: Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born, 1987
June 18: Kanye West's sixth studio album, Yeezus, J. Cole's second album, Born Sinnerand Mac Miller's second album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off were all released, 2013
June 22: Diddy is arrested for assaulting a football coach at UCLA
June 23: "Dear Mama" was chosen as the first rap song in the National Recording Registry, 2010
June 28: Jay Z becomes the first rapper to headline Glastonbury Festival on the Pyramid Stage, 2008
July
July 1: Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five release "The Message", 1982
July 2: Vanilla Ice releases "Ice Ice Baby"
July 6: 50 Cent was born in 1975
July 7: Eric B. & Rakim's debut album Paid In Full was released
July 13: Swimming Pools comes out in 2012. It's the start of Kendrick Lamar's rise to fame
Unkown Date: LEANZUS BITCH
August
August 1: Raekwon's solo debut album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... was released
August 8: Jay Z and Kanye West release Watch the Throne, 2011
August 16: Young Thug was born in 1991
August 25: Lauryn Hill releases her debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
September
September 1
September 11: Jay Z's The Blueprint was released, 2001
September 11: 50 Cent's Curtis was released
September 11: Kanye West's Graduation was released, 2004
September 13: The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, Ready To Die was released
September 13: Hip-hop icon 2Pac Shakur passed away
September 14: Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, aka Nas was born
September 25: Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino was born, 1983
September 27: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., aka Lil Wayne was born
October
October 1
October 17: Marshall Bruce Mathers III, aka Eminem was born
October 20: Jam Master Jay shot and killed
October 22: Kendrick Lamar's second studio album, good kid, m.A.A.d city was released, 2012
November
November 1
November 9: Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was released
November 12: J. Cole releases his third mixtape Friday Night Lights
November 14: Jay Z releases his eighth and supposedly final studio album, The Black Album
November 22: Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was released
December
December 1
December 4: Shawn Carter aka Jay Z is born
December 10: Childish Gambino's second studio album, because the internet released
December 10: J. Cole performs "Be Free" on David Letterman
December 18: Nas' fifth studio album, Stillmatic was released
December 15: Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint was released
January | February | March | April | May | June | July
August | September | October | November | December
January
January 1: Grandmaster flash was born in 1958
January 7: 50 Cent releases his debut single, "In da Club"
January 8: DJ Clue? was born in 1975, as was Just Blaze in 1978
January 9: MF Doom was born in 1971
January 10: Smif-N-Wessun release their debut album "Dah Shinin" in 1995
January 11: Guilty Simpson was born in 1980
January 12: Raekwon was born in 1970, as was Zack de la Rocha in the same year
January 13: The LOX release their debut album "Money, Power & Respect" in 1998
January 14: LL Cool J was born in 1968, as was Slick Rick in 1965
January 15: 9th Wonder was born in 1975, Gang Starr release their second album "Step In The Arena" in 1991, and DJ Quik release his debut album "Quik Is The Name" in the same year
January 16: Aaliyah was born in 1979
January 17: Lil Jon was born in 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia, as was Ray J in 1981, and The Roots release their second album "Do You Want More?!!!??!" in 1995
January 18: DJ Quik was born in 1970 in , A$AP Mob's founder A$AP Yams passes away in 2015, and The Game release his debut album "The Documentary" in 2005
January 19: Mac Miller was born in 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as was Spider Loc in 1979
January 20: Joey Bada$$ was born in 1995 in Brooklyn, New York City, as was Questlove of The Roots in 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 21: Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was born in 1965 in Brooklyn, New York City, as was Rapsody in 1983 in Snow Hill, North Carolina
January 22: DJ Jazzy Jeff was born in 1965, as was Logic in 1990
January 23: Statik Selektah was born in 1982, as was Mistah F.A.B. in the same year
January 26: Harry Fraud was born in 1987
January 28: Rakim was born in 1968, as was Rick Ross in 1976 and J. Cole in 1985
January 30: Sean Price releases his second album "Jesus Price Superstar" in 2007
January 31: Afu-Ra was born in 1974
February
February 1: Big Boi of OutKast was born in 1975
February 2: Brand Nubain release their album
February 4: Cam'ron was born in 1976
February 5: Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox was born in 1978
February 6: 50 Cent's debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' was released, 2003
February 7: J Dilla was born in 1974, as was Kid Capri in 1967, and Big Pun passes away in 2000
February 8: Capone was born in 1976, as was Anderson .Paak in 1986
February 10: Kanye West performs "Hey Mama" at the Grammy Awards, 2008
February 13: Drake releases his third mixtape So Far Gone, 2009
February 13: Fugees release their second album, The Score, 1996
February 14: Kanye West releases The Life of Pablo, his seventh studio album, in 2016
February 24: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill becomes the first Hip Hop album to win 'Album of the Year' at the Grammy Awards, 1999
March
March 1
March 8: Gang Starr's Hard To Earn was released, 1994
March 9: Hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G. shot and killed, 1997
March 15: Kendrick Lamar's third studio album, To Pimp A Butterfly was released, 2015
April
April 1
April 5: Jordan Michael Houston, aka Juicy J was born, 1975
April 5: Pharrell Williams was born, 1973
April 19: Gang Starr rapper Guru passed away, 2010
April 19: Nas' debut studio album, illmatic was released, 1994
May
May 1
May 21: Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. was born, 1972
May 23: Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP was released, 2000
May 24: Gerald Earl Gillum, aka G-Eazy was born, 1989
May 27: André Lauren Benjamin aka André 3000 was born, 1975
June
June 1
June 8: Kanye Omari West was born, 1977
June 10: Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III was released, 2008
June 15: J. Cole releases his second mixtape The Warm Up, 2009
June 15: O'Shea Jackson, Sr., aka Ice Cube was born, 1969
June 16: Lesane Parish Crooks, aka 2Pac Shakur was born, 1971
June 17: Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born, 1987
June 18: Kanye West's sixth studio album, Yeezus, J. Cole's second album, Born Sinnerand Mac Miller's second album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off were all released, 2013
June 22: Diddy is arrested for assaulting a football coach at UCLA
June 23: "Dear Mama" was chosen as the first rap song in the National Recording Registry, 2010
June 28: Jay Z becomes the first rapper to headline Glastonbury Festival on the Pyramid Stage, 2008
July
July 1: Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five release "The Message", 1982
July 2: Vanilla Ice releases "Ice Ice Baby"
July 6: 50 Cent was born in 1975
July 7: Eric B. & Rakim's debut album Paid In Full was released
July 13: Swimming Pools comes out in 2012. It's the start of Kendrick Lamar's rise to fame
Unkown Date: LEANZUS BITCH
August
August 1: Raekwon's solo debut album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... was released
August 8: Jay Z and Kanye West release Watch the Throne, 2011
August 16: Young Thug was born in 1991
August 25: Lauryn Hill releases her debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
September
September 1
September 11: Jay Z's The Blueprint was released, 2001
September 11: 50 Cent's Curtis was released
September 11: Kanye West's Graduation was released, 2004
September 13: The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, Ready To Die was released
September 13: Hip-hop icon 2Pac Shakur passed away
September 14: Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, aka Nas was born
September 25: Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino was born, 1983
September 27: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., aka Lil Wayne was born
October
October 1
October 17: Marshall Bruce Mathers III, aka Eminem was born
October 20: Jam Master Jay shot and killed
October 22: Kendrick Lamar's second studio album, good kid, m.A.A.d city was released, 2012
November
November 1
November 9: Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was released
November 12: J. Cole releases his third mixtape Friday Night Lights
November 14: Jay Z releases his eighth and supposedly final studio album, The Black Album
November 22: Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was released
December
December 1
December 4: Shawn Carter aka Jay Z is born
December 10: Childish Gambino's second studio album, because the internet released
December 10: J. Cole performs "Be Free" on David Letterman
December 18: Nas' fifth studio album, Stillmatic was released
December 15: Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint was released