Today in Hip Hop History: 19th May

 Yo Gotti, American rapper was born on this day in 1981. Happy birthday Yo Gotti!

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The Roots released their debut album Organix May 19, 1993

Photographer Chi Modu died May 19, 2021 R.I.P.

 May 19th, 1998: DMX released his debut album “It’s Dark and Hot As Hell.” It debuted at #1 on the Hot 200 and sold over 250k copies the first week. Some classics off the album were “Ruff Ryders Anthem,” “How’s it goin’ down,” and “Stop Being Greedy.”