Today in Hip Hop History:
DJ Premier was born March 21, 1966
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Today In History
Langston Hughes was a prolific writer who worked in many genres: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, musicals, and children’s books.
As a popular newspaper columnist, Hughes created a fictitious Harlem narrator named Simple. Deeply interested in developing a black theater, Hughes founded the New Negro Theater in Los Angeles March 19, 1939.
His life and work were enormously important in shaping the artistic contributions of the Harlem Renaissance. He wanted to tell the stories of his people in ways that reflected their actual culture, including both their suffering and their love of music, laughter, and language itself.
CARTER™ Magazine
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DJ Premier and Q-Tip @ Building Nightclub (NYC), circa 1990.
“Beats By Design: An Illustrated Inventory Of The Most Important Hip Hop Producers Vol. 1″
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DJ Premier, Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest) and L.E.S. observe Nas on the mic- during the recording of Illmatic; 1994.
📷 source: Hip Hop Classic (FB)
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Today in Hip Hop History:
Bahamadia released her debut album Kollage April 2, 1996
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Nas, Illmatic - producers
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