Various Artists - Important Moments in History of Rap lyrics

1979: -Sugar Hill Gang releases Rappers Delight 1982: -Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five release "The Message" 1983: -Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons form Def Jam Recordings 1984: -Run-D.M.C. releases debut album, Run-D.M.C 1985: -Def Jam Records releases first full length album, LL Cool J's Radio 1986: -Run-D.M.C. releases third studio album, Raising Hell 1986: -Beastie Boys release debut album, Licensed to Ill 1987: -Public Enemy releases debut album, Yo! Bum Rush The Show 1987: -Eric B. and Rakim release debut album, Paid in Full 1988: -N.W.A releases their debut album, Straight Outta Compton 1989: -Ice Cube leaves N.W.A 1990: - Ice Cube releases solo debut, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted 1991: - N.W.A releases second album and final album, EFIL4ZAGGIN - Dr. Dre leaves N.W.A, launches d**h Row Records with the a**istance of Suge Knight, The D.O.C., & Dick Griffey - 2Pac releases debut album, 2Pacalypse Now 1992: - MC Ren releases solo debut, Kizz My Black Azz EP - Ice-T and Body Count release "Cop k**er" - Dr. Dre releases solo debut, The Chronic 1993: -Snoop Dogg releases debut album, Doggystyle - Wutang releases their cla**ic debut Enter the Wutang 1994: - The Notorious B.I.G. releases debut album, Ready to Die - 2Pac is robbed and shot 5 times in New York recording studio - Nas releases his highly influential debut, Illmatic 1995: - 2Pac releases third studio album, Me Against the World - Eazy E dies of AIDS-related complications - Snoop Dogg calls out East Coast at 1995 Source Awards - Mobb Deep Releases cla**ic album The Infamous - Raekwon Releases cla**ic album OB4CL - GZA releases cla**ic album Liquid Swords 1996: - Dr. Dre leaves d**h Row Records, forms Aftermath Entertainment - Snoop Dogg cleared of murder charges - Jay Z releases debut album, Reasonable Doubt - 2Pac murdered in drive-by shooting in Las Vegas 1997: - Notorious B.I.G. murdered in drive-by shooting in LA - Notorious B.I.G.'s 2nd album and 1st posthumous album, Ready To Die, is released 1999: - Big L k**ed in drive-by shooting in Harlem - Eminem releases major label debut, The Slim Shady LP - Dr. Dre releases long-awaited second album, The Chronic 2001 2000: - 50 Cent is shot 9 times - Eminem releases The Marshall Mathers LP 2001: - Eminem performs "Stan" with Elton John at 2001 Grammy Awards - Jay Z-Nas feud officially commences - Jay-Z releases The Blueprint 2002: - Eminem releases The Eminem Show and stars in 8 Mile - Eminem releases "Lose Yourself" - Jam Master Jay murdered in New York recording studio 2003: 50 Cent releases major-label debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2004: Eminem releases Encore 2005: -The Game releases debut album, The Documentary - 50 Cent's The Ma**acre sells 1.14 million copies in its first week of release - 50 Cent drops Game from G-Unit Records, and Game leaves Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment 2006: Rapper Proof is fatally shot in Detroit nightclub 2007: - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 50 Cent's Curtis sales battle with Kanye West's Graduation - Eminem overdoses on methadone, collapses in bathroom 2008: Lil Wayne releases Tha Carter III 2009: - Eminem releases Relapse, his first album since Encore - Drake releases his third official mixtape, So Far Gone - Run D.M.C. inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2010: - Drake releases debut studio album, Thank Me Later - Eminem releases Recovery 2011: - Nate Dogg dies - Drake releases Take Care 2012: - Beastie Boys inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Kendrick Lamar releases major-label debut, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 2013: - Public Enemy inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Eminem releases The Marshall Mathers LP 2 2014: G-Unit reunite at Hot97 Summer Jam 2014