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T.I. still can’t seem to shake his inner thug. The rapper has been arrested numerous times throughout his youth and career. Read more about T.I.’s career, arrests, and accomplishments.
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Pasadena Civic Auditorium
300 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA
When: March 25, 1983
What: The King of Pop moonwalks across the stage during his performance at the Motown 25th Anniversary, treating audiences worldwide to what became his signature dance move.
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In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding Black Music Moments, sponsored by
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Woodstock Festival
White Lake, NY
When: August 18, 1969
What: On Monday morning, August 18, 1969, the last day of the Woodstock Festival, headliner Jimi Hendrix closed his two hour set by performing a searing rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” on his electric guitar. The performance is considered a defining moment of the 60s and Hendrix would be dead a little over a year later.
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Los Angeles Coliseum
3939 South Figueroa Street
When: August 20, 1972
What: Often referred to as “the Black Woodstock,” the day-long concert featuring Stax Records artists was held to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots.
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In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding Black Music Moments, sponsored by Southwest Airlines.
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Can Am Studios
Tarzana, CA 18730 Oxnard Street
When: August 1996
What: The fifth and final studio album from the iconic Tupac Shakur was finished in a total of seven days, barely a month before his death.
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In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding Black Music Moments, sponsored by Southwest Airlines.
Each Black Music Moment is
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Kool Herc’s apartment
1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY
When: August 11, 1973
What: With his sister Cindy acting as “promoter,” sixteen year old Clive “Kool Herc” Campbell throws a “back to school” party to raise money for school clothes, and inadvertently launching the musical movement that became known as hip-hop.
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In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s
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Shrine Auditorium
665 West Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles
When: September 23, 2003
What: The Philly-based rap duo become the first Rap act to win a Grammy for their song “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”
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In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding Black Music Moments, sponsored by Southwest Airlines.
Each Black Music
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Harvard University where Dave Mays & Jon Shecter met.
12 Holyoke Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
When: August 1988
What: Harvard undergrads David Mays and Jon Shecter, one a college radio disc jockey, the other a member of a white rap group called BMOC, bring on their classmates James Bernard and Ed Young to help grow what was a one-page newsletter into “the magazine of hip-hop
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Westlake Studios.
8447 Beverly Blvd in West Hollywood
When: November 8, 1982
What: Michael Jackson felt his “Off the Wall” album didn’t get its proper due at the Grammy Awards. He recorded “Thriller” with the intent of showing the world the he was the King of Pop, and succeeded. “Thriller” won eight Grammy Awards and is the best selling album in history.
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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
56 Forsyth Street, NW, Atlanta, GA
When: 5/8/1992
What: After two years of countersuits and trials, the Eleventh Federal Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling that 2 Live Crew’s As Nasty As They Wanna Be was obscene and sale of the album illegal. The decision was a major win for free speech in music.
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