Some Hip Hop Facts You Might Not Know

I put this up every Friday and make people go Oooo! Or Hmm! Below are 5 Hip Hop facts you might not know. Have fun.







5.  Tupac made his last album alive, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory in 7 days. He voiced his lyrics in 3 days, and the album was mixed within 4 days.












4.  MC Lyte is the solo first female rapper to release a full length album- Lyte as a Rock (1988).

3. MC Lyte's 1996 album (Bad As I Wanna B), had her throwing up the Roc sign, before Jay-Z even conceptualized his Rocafella sign. For the people shouting Illuminati, you need to check out this MC Lyte album cover, and know that the sign really signifies a diamond shape.












2.  During a Nas Concert in 2008, Busta Rhymes came out on stage and said- "Some might disagree... but Nas is the best MC in the world.









1.  Eminem's 2000 album, The Marshall Mathers LP sold 1.7 million copies first week. It still holds the record for the highest first week sales for a hip hop album in history...even Eminem himself can't beat his own record. The album also is the best selling rap album in Hip Hop history, with over 11 million copies sold in the U.S alone.