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Today marks the 30th anniversary of Lil’ Kim’s BREAK-OUT debut album, ‘Hardcore’!
Hard Core was released in November 1996 and featured guest appearances from The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z, among others. The album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart. It’s since been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for over 2 million units sold.
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34 years ago TODAY, Whitney Houston released her rendition of Dolly Parton’s ‘I Will Always Love You’!
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Can you believe that it has been 25 years since Michael Jackson released ‘Invincible’!?
Invincible debuted atop the charts upon its release, but, unlike earlier outings, it quickly descended and didn’t have the usual staying power of a Jackson release. This was largely due to a strained and ultimately acrimonious relationship between Jackson and his record label Sony, who initially gave the album support, but quickly dropped planned promotions and botched the handling of singles. Coupled with a canceled world tour in the wake of September 11th, Jackson was left with an album that ended up screaming into the void rather than creating a seismic shift, as most of his albums did.
The ALBUM was still a masterpiece, and today we LAUD it with some of the BEST cuts from the project!
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On this day 20 years ago, Janet Jackson released ‘20 Y.O.’!
Its title is a reference to the twentieth anniversary of the 1986 breakthrough album Control, which she made when she was 20, and that she felt 20 in 2006 as she was making 20 Y.O.. The album represents the “celebration of the joyful liberation and history-making musical style” of Control. It is an R&B and dance album. Jackson enlisted a range of producers with whom to work on its material, including LRoc, Manuel Seal, The Avila Brothers, and No I.D., in addition to her longtime partners Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and then-boyfriend Jermaine Dupri.
Three singles were released from the album–”Call on Me“, “So Excited“, and “With U“.
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On this day 37 years ago, Janet Jackson released the now iconic Rhythm Nation 1814 project!
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The King of Pop, Michael Jackson dropped ‘Bad’ 37 years ago today!!
Michael Jackson made billboard history with ‘Bad’ 📈
Today in 1987, @michaeljackson released his seventh studio album, ‘Bad’ 🕺🏾💿
The project made history as the first album to spawn five consecutive no. 1 singles on the billboard hot 100 📈
▪️ “i just can’t stop loving you”
▪️ “bad”
▪️ “the way you make me feel”
▪️ “man in the mirror”
▪️ “dirty diana”
‘Bad’ went on to sell estimated 35–45 million copies worldwide!
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Mary J. Blige dropped ‘No More Drama’ 25 years ago TODAY!
No More Drama is the fifth studio album by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was released on August 18, 2001, by MCA Records.
Following the critical and commercial success of her fourth studio album, Mary (1999), No More Drama was similarly well received. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and at number one on the R&B Albums chart, selling 294,000 copies in its first week.[7] It has spawned four singles that have attained Billboard chart success, including its lead single “Family Affair“, which became Blige’s first career number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and a worldwide number-one hit.
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On this day, 30 years ago, Aaliyah released her sophomore album, ‘One in A Million’!
One in a Million was heavily and extensively promoted with media appearances and live performances. It produced six singles—”If Your Girl Only Knew“, “Got to Give It Up“, “One in a Million“, “4 Page Letter“, “The One I Gave My Heart To” and “Hot Like Fire“—with “The One I Gave My Heart To” becoming the highest-peaking single on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number nine. Following its 2021 reissue, the album peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard 200. Retrospectively, it has been listed among the best albums of its era and genre by numerous publications. It has further been credited for re-establishing Aaliyah’s image, elevating the careers of Timbaland and Elliott, and influencing mainstream music trends of subsequent decades.
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On this day back in 1999 Diddy dropped his SECOND album , ‘Forever’!
The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 & #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart & is RIAA Certified Platinum. The singles released include “P.E. 2000”, peaking at #6 on the Rap Charts & #34 on the R&B Hip-Hop Singles Chart, “Satisfy You” (#2 Hot 100, #1 Rap & #1 R&B/Hip-Hop), “Do you like it… Do You Want it…” (#67 R&B/Hip-Hop), & “Best Friend” (#67 R&B/Hip-Hop).
Produced by Combs, The Hitmen, Kelly Price, & R. Kelly, “Forever” is an East Coast Hip-Hop album & is the follow up album to Combs’ critically acclaimed debut album, “No Way Out”. “Forever” features more undertones of R&B than that of its predecessor, making it a smoothed-out Hip-Hop album of 1999. While “Forever” was a HUGE Hip-Hop success, not only was the album blocked from the #1 spot by Christina Aguilera’s debut album, “Christina Aguilera”, many music critics criticized the album for its heavy usage of sampling & lack of original content, but that didn’t stop loyal Hip-Hop & music heads alike to successfully place the album on its chart-topping numbers. “Forever” is a CLASSIC album, that reinvigorated classic hits with its fusion of Hip-Hop & is STILL an album of rotation to this day. “Forever” to infinity
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On this day, 27 years ago, Mary J. Blige released ‘Mary’!
The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 239,000 copies in its first week. It spent 57 weeks on the chart and produced five charting singles. Upon its release, Mary received acclaim from music critics. It has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of two million units in the United States.
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