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2001 Aaliyah, hip hop singer/actress, dies at 22
1993 Iolanda Chen triple jumps world indoor record hop step (14.46m) 1990 World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall in New York City 1980 Victor Sen Yung, actor (Hop Sing-Bonanza, Bachelor Family), dies at 65 1975 Casual, born in Oakland, California, born Jon Owens, rapper, hip hop, vocalist, songs use a verse-chorus-verse arrangement, member of Hieroglyphics 1971 Erykah Badu, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, Grammy-winner, R&B, hip hop, jazz, given name Erica Abi Wright 1971 Mary J. Blige, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, also known as Brook-Lynn, singer, songwriter, record producer, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop genres, 26-time Grammy Award nominee, has sold over 48 million albums worldwide 1963 "Martian Hop" by The Ran-Dells peaks at #1 1960 Chuck D, born in Roosevelt, New York, rapper, author, leader, Public Enemy, created politically, socially conscious rap music, focused on hip hop genre, albums include, 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show', 'Fear of a Black Planet' 1953 Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1949 Steve Gadd, jazz drummer, Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz 1943 Jimmy Castor, born in New York City, New York, musician, saxophonist, pop, funk, disco, hip hop genres, known for hit single 'Troglodyte' 1972 1939 Bob James, born in Marshall, Missouri, rocker, smooth jazz, fusion, arranger, producer, wrote "Nautilus" and "Take Me To Mardi Gras", two of the most sampled songs in hip hop history 1915 Victor Sen Yung, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Hop Sing-Bonanza, Bachelor Family 1762 Cornelis Hop, Amsterdams regent/diplomat, dies at 77 1725 Jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71 1699 Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague 1685 Cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat 1654 Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat |
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