Happy birthday to Black Thought, born on this day in 1973! A Philadelphia rap luminary whose love for music, forged through early street cyphers and the Five Percent Nation’s wisdom, birthed lyrical mastery as The Roots’ co-founder with Questlove. His dense, incisive flows on

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Happy birthday to Yusef Lateef, born on this day in 1920! A jazz multi-instrumentalist whose love for music, sparked in Detroit’s vibrant scene, mastered sax, flute, and oboe, blending bebop with Eastern and world sounds. His innovative albums like Eastern Sounds (1961) and

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Thelonious Monk Born on this day in 1917 - Don't Blame Me -

10.31.25 DJ Premier Ransom [LINK IN BIO] Salute Elliott Wilson brian b.dot™️ miller 🎥 POE TTT

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Today is 10/10. What album do you consider a 10/10? I’ll start:

the classic Cold Crush Brothers & Fantastic 5 battle from Wild Style over some classic Premier beats…

Foxy Brown Ft. Havoc - “The Promise” Instrumental (1996) Produced by: Havoc Havoc of Mobb Deep

Stevie Wonder with Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine -

Saturn In Ambient Black.....: blacksaturn.bandcamp.com/album/saturn-i…

One of thee very best ever 🔥

Golden era classic But true heads will know the album before this was an absolute Gem 💎

Sittin' On Chrome · Masta Ace Incorporated · 1995

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32 years ago today, Black Moon release their debut LP, Enta da Stage, on Nervous Records. this record was integral to the resurgence of NY/East Coast hip-hop. hard as nails, rob-a-bodega music. very important record for me.

Heltah Skeltah - “Operation Lockdown” Produced By: E-Swift Album: Nocturnal (1996)