In this bonus episode, B. Cox looks back at one of the greatest and consequential hip-hop release dates on the last 25 years: September 29, 1998. On this date, five highly anticipated hip-hop albums hit the stores: *Jay-Z* 's Vol 2...Hard Knock Life , *Outkast* 's Aquemini , *A Tribe Called Quest* 's The Love Movement , *Black Star* 's Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are... and *Brand Nubian* 's comeback album Foundation. Each album had its reasons among fans to be highly anticipated. B. Cox looks into these reasons and what atmosphere was like trying acquire all of these releases despite them all being released the same day.
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*Show Notes*
*OkayPlayer: September 29, 1998 Was Rap Music's Last Great Release Date*
*RockTheBells: RTB Rewind: The Greatest Release Day In Hip-Hop History*
https://rockthebells.com/articles/sept-29-1998-greatest-release-day-in-hip-hop-history/
*The Ringer: Was September 29, 1998, the Greatest Rap Album Release Day Ever?*
https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/9/28/17911990/september-29-1998-greatest-rap-album-release-day
*Level Man: Sept 29, 1998's Iconic Rap Albums, Ranked*
*Hip-Hop DX: Is September 29, 1998 Still Hip-Hop's Greatest Day?*