#strictly 4 my n.i.g.g.a.z...

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2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up

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2Pac – Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z… (1993)

[damiandallorso]

[inwokewetrust1981]

Exclusive: 2Pac Exposes Shocking True Feelings on John Singleton, Jim Be...

Tupac Shakur expresses his views on John Belushi, John Singleton, and Tim Roth in this audio recording

[madamshogunassassin]

Holler If Ya Hear Me - 2Pac feat. Live Squad (1993)

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

2Pac release his second studio album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. February 16, 1993

[dark-rx]

2Pac - "Keep Ya Head Up"

Keep Ya Head Up 2Pac Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..., 1993

Little somethin' for my godson Elijah and a little girl named Corin

Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots I give a holler to my sisters on welfare Tupac cares, if don't nobody else care And uh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot When you come around the block, brothas clown a lot But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up Forgive but don't forget, girl, keep your head up And when he tells you you ain't nuttin' don't believe him And if he can't learn to love you, you should leave him 'Cause sista you don't need him And I ain't tryin' to gas ya up, I just call 'em how I see 'em (you don't need him) You know me makes me unhappy? (What's that?) When brothas make babies And leave a young mother to be a pappy (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah) And since we all came from a woman Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman (yeah, yeah) I wonder why we take from our women Why we rape our women, do we hate our women? (Why? Why?) I think it's time to kill for our women (why? Why? Why? Why?) Time to heal our women, be real to our women And if we don't we'll have a race of babies That will hate the ladies, that make the babies (oh, yeah, baby) And since a man can't make one He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one So will the real men get up I know you're fed up ladies, but keep your head up

Keep ya head up, ooh, child, things are gonna get easier Keep-keep ya head up, ooh, child, things'll get brighter (ohh)

Keep ya head up, ooh, child, things are gonna get easier Keep-keep ya head up, ooh, child, things'll get brighter

Ayo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing to me He had me feelin' like black was the thing to be And suddenly the ghetto didn't seem so tough And though we had it rough, we always had enough I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two And I realize momma really paid the price She nearly gave her life, to raise me right (oh, yeah) And all I had to give her was my pipe dream (yeah, yeah, yeah) Of how I'd rock the mic, and make it to the bright screen I'm tryin' to make a dollar out of fifteen cents It's hard to be legit and still pay your rent And in the end it seems I'm headin' for the pen I try and find my friends, but they're blowin' in the wind Last night my buddy lost his whole family It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity (no, no, no, no) It seems the rain'll never let up I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin' wet up You know, it's funny when it rains it pours They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor Said it ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is It ain't no hope for the future And then they wonder why we crazy I blame my mother for turning my brother into a crack baby We ain't meant to survive, 'cause it's a setup And even though you're fed up Huh, ya got to keep your head up

Keep ya head up, ooh, child, things are gonna get easier Keep-keep ya head up, ooh, child, things'll get brighter (ohh)

Keep ya head up, ooh, child, things are gonna get easier Keep-keep ya head up, ooh, child, things'll get brighter

And uh To all the ladies havin' babies on they own I know it's kinda rough and you're feelin' all alone Daddy's long gone and he left you by ya lonesome Thank the Lord for my kids, even if nobody else want 'em (left you all by yourself) 'Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I'm sure And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more 'Cause ain't nothin' worse than when your son Wants to know why his daddy don't love him no mo' You can't complain you was dealt this Hell of a hand without a man, feelin' helpless Because there's too many things for you to deal with Dying inside, but outside you're looking fearless While the tears is rollin' down your cheeks Ya steady hopin' things don't all down this week 'Cause if it did, you couldn't take it, and don't blame me I was given this world I didn't make it And now my son's gettin' older and older and cold From havin' the world on his shoulders While the rich kids is drivin' Benz I'm still tryin' to hold on to my survivin' friends And it's crazy, it seems it'll never let up, but Please, you got to keep your head up

[it-s-50]

⚫ Dans l’histoire de la musique, le rap tient une place importante (et à part).

Qu’on aime ou pas, c’est un genre musical qui a également ses codes graphiques, qui plus est lorsqu’on parle du rap de la côte ouest des États-Unis (plus communément appelé Gangsta Rap).

Le style est dérivé du rap Hardcore, né en Californie à la fin des années 80.

De très grands artistes ont émergés de ce mouvement Gansta Rap : Tupac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg entre autres – il y en a beaucoup et de très grands.

Leurs pochettes d’album sont presque à chaque fois des œuvres d’art qui illustrent l’engagement de leurs auteurs.

L’album "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…" de Tupac est une pure réussite graphique (reprenant toutes les tendances et couleurs de l’époque, le visuel est tout aussi puissant que les paroles, c’est un brûlot politique et esthétique).

⚫ Living Tree Record propose aujourd’hui l’album de Kameron, rappeur new-yorkais engagé.

LTR s’associe au label ASSASSIN ANT PROD qui regroupe plusieurs rappeurs (il y aura donc, plus tard, une nouvelle incursion dans cet univers fascinant).

Lorsque j’en ai conçu la pochette, je me suis inspiré des set-lists de Janet Jackson qui proposent des interludes entre chaque titre. J’ai imaginé que Kameron en aurait composé un entre chaque opus.

LTR et Kameron proposent une pochette ax��e sur un visuel simple et fort. Un portrait N&B du rappeur fait en studio. Un portrait et un regard.

[renegadeurbanmediasource]

Five of the most gangsta/political albums of the 90s! Besides Public Enemy, these albums shaped my worldview. Brothers 4 The Struggle Frantic In The Inner City Ghetto (from my birth state of Ohio, KKKracka Season) MC Ren, Shock of the Hour (Mayday on the Frontline), Pac Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z (Keep Ya Head Up), Spice 1 AmeriKKKa's Nightmare (Jealous Got Me Strapped),Ice Cube Amerikkka's Most Wanted (AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted)

[zenruption]

Who Was Tupac?

Tupac Shakur, also known by his stage name 2Pac, was an American rapper, actor, and activist. He was born on June 16, 1971, in East Harlem, New York, and raised in various parts of the United States, including the Bronx and California.

Tupac is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, known for his powerful lyrics, socially conscious messages, and raw delivery. He released several critically acclaimed albums during his lifetime, including "2Pacalypse Now," "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.," "All Eyez on Me," and "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory."

In addition to his music career, Tupac was also an actor, appearing in several films, including "Juice," "Poetic Justice," and "Above the Rim." He was also known for his activism and outspokenness on issues such as police brutality, racism, and inequality.

Tupac's life was tragically cut short when he was shot and killed in Las Vegas on September 13, 1996, at the age of 25. His death remains a subject of controversy and speculation to this day.

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up

[almahiphop]

2Pac - All Eyez on Me (13/02/1996)

All Eyez on Me es el cuarto álbum de estudio del rapero estadounidense 2Pac y el último lanzado en vida. Fue lanzado hoy 13 de febrero de 1996 por Death Row Records e Interscope Records, el álbum presenta apariciones especiales de Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Redman, Method Man, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, E-40, K-Ci, JoJo, Outlawz, Yaki Kadafi, Fatal, Danny Boy, entre otros.

El álbum presenta producciones de Shakur junto con una variedad de productores, incluidos DJ Quik, Johnny "J", Dr. Dre, DJ Bobcat, Dat Nigga Daz, DJ Pooh, DeVante Swing, entre otros. Fue el único lanzamiento de Death Row e Interscope que se distribuyó a través de PolyGram en los Estados Unidos.

https://almaundergroundhiphop.blogspot.com/2023/02/2pac-all-eyez-on-me-13021996.html

En este álbum 2Pac describe sus experiencias de vivir en la pobreza y el lujo; los críticos señalan particularmente que 2Pac difiere ampliamente de la conciencia social y política de 2Pacalypse Now (1991) y Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993). El álbum incluye los sencillos número uno de Billboard Hot 100 "How Do U Want It" (con K-Ci y JoJo) y "California Love" (con Dr. Dre y Roger Troutman) y la balada de Hip-Hop "I Ain 't Mad at Cha", junto con la colaboración de Snoop Doggy Dogg "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" como sencillo promocional. Contó con cuatro sencillos en total, la mayor cantidad de cualquiera de los álbumes de Shakur. Además, All Eyez on Me hizo historia como el primer álbum de estudio en solitario de hip-hop de doble duración lanzado para el consumo masivo a nivel mundial.

All Eyez on Me fue el segundo álbum de 2Pac en ubicarse en el número uno en las listas Billboard 200 y Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums, vendiendo 566,000 copias en la primera semana. Siete meses después, 2Pac resultó fatalmente herido en un tiroteo desde un vehículo en movimiento. El álbum ganó póstumamente el Soul Train Music Award de 1997 por Álbum de rap del año, y también fue nominado póstumamente a Mejor álbum de rap en la 39.ª entrega de los premios Grammy en 1997. Shakur también ganó el premio a Artista Favorito de Rap/Hip-Hop en los American Music Awards de 1997.

Tras su lanzamiento, All Eyez on Me recibió elogios instantáneos de la crítica y ha sido clasificado por los críticos como uno de los mejores álbumes de Hip Hop, así como uno de los mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos. Fue certificado Diamante por la Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) en 2014, con ventas de más de 5 millones de copias (cada disco en el álbum doble contó como una unidad separada para la certificación), y en 2020 ocupó el puesto 436 en Lista actualizada de Rolling Stone de los 500 mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos.

En octubre de 1995, Suge Knight y Jimmy Iovine pagaron la fianza de 1,4 millones de dólares necesaria para que Shakur saliera de la cárcel por cargos de abuso sexual. En ese momento, Shakur estaba arruinado y, por lo tanto, no podía pagar la fianza por sí mismo. All Eyez on Me fue lanzado luego de un acuerdo entre Knight y Shakur que establecía que Shakur haría tres álbumes bajo Death Row Records a cambio de que pagaran su fianza. Cumpliendo con parte del nuevo contrato de Shakur, este álbum doble sirvió como los primeros dos álbumes de su contrato de tres álbumes.

Euthanasia fue el título inicial del álbum hasta que se cambió a All Eyez on Me durante el proceso de grabación. Shakur explicó a Bill Bellamy de MTV en diciembre de 1995 diciendo:

     "Se llama All Eyez on Me. Así es como siento que es. Tengo a la policía observándome, los federales. Tengo mujeres que quieren acusarme de cargos falsos y demandarme. Tengo las mujeres que me quieren. Tengo a los homeboys celosos y tengo a los homies que andan conmigo. Todo el mundo está mirando para ver lo que voy a hacer ahora, así que All Eyez on Me."

All Eyez on Me originalmente estaba destinado a un lanzamiento en Navidad de 1995, pero se retrasó cuando Shakur continuó grabando música y grabando videos musicales para el álbum.

El primer sencillo, "California Love", con Dr. Dre y Roger Troutman, fue lanzado el 3 de diciembre de 1995. Esta es quizás la canción más conocida de 2Pac y la más exitosa, alcanzando el número uno en el Billboard Hot 100 durante ocho semanas (como un sencillo de doble cara A con "How Do U Want It") y 12 semanas en el número uno en Nueva Zelanda. La canción fue nominada a un premio Grammy a la mejor interpretación de rap por un dúo o grupo (con Dr. Dre y Roger Troutman) en 1997. En el álbum apareció una versión remix también producida por Dr. Dre. Desde entonces, la canción ha sido certificada 2 veces platino por la RIAA.

"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" con el rapero Snoop Doggy Dogg, fue lanzado como sencillo promocional el 7 de mayo de 1996. El video fue dirigido por uno de los socios de producción de 2Pac, Gobi M. Rahimi y fue filmado cuatro meses antes del rodaje de 2Pac en septiembre de 1996. El preludio de la canción muestra una parodia de Biggie Smalls ("Piggie") y Puff Daddy ("Buff Daddy") discutiendo con Shakur sobre el tiroteo de noviembre de 1994. El comienzo de la escena en la que Tupac habla con Biggie hace referencia a la escena de la película Scarface en la que Tony Montana habla con su presunto asesino antes de dispararle. La canción alcanzó el puesto 46 en la lista Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Airplay de EE. UU.

El segundo sencillo, "How Do U Want It" con el dúo de R&B K-Ci & JoJo, fue lanzado el 4 de junio de 1996. La canción alcanzó el número uno en el Billboard Hot 100. Se filmaron tres videos para la canción: dos en el mismo set para el sencillo en abril de 1996. El video fue dirigido por Ron Hightower y producido por Tracy D. Robinson.

[formainiggaz]

¡Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z cumple 13 años hoy!

[milkbabysstuff]

Hey, this isn't my usual writing here, but I think it's important. I have a personal writing project where I write a letter to someone who has passed every day. It's inspired by a book called "Love Letters to the Dead," hence, that's what I call the project. Today's letter was hard, and I took multiple breaks. However I think it has important meanings. Below is the letter. Please read, especially if you live in America (like me) or if the recent election heavily affects you! (Tupac quotes are in Red)

Dear Tupac Shakur,

I took a break from writing in this project, however with recent events (Election) I have been listening to some of your songs again. I’ve been thinking about you and the life you lived. You brought so many smiles and so much joy to so many people. You touched people's lives and to this day still do.

I’ve been listening to your song “Keep Ya Head Up” from your 1993 album, “Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.” Sense womens rights are a big topic, and the future is unsteady. There is one part I've seen online a lot, and it's stuck in my head. The Lyrics are as follows:

And since we all came from a woman

Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman (yeah, yeah)

I wonder why we take from our women

Why we rape our women, do we hate our women? (Why? Why?)

I think it's time to kill for our women (why? Why? Why? Why?)

Time to heal our women, be real to our women

And if we don't we'll have a race of babies

That will hate the ladies, that make the babies (oh, yeah, baby)

And since a man can't make one

He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one

So will the real men get up

I know you're fed up ladies, but keep your head up

I want to say, while this is SO important right now, there's another part I also frequently look at, but I haven't seen anyone discussing the importance of it as of now. This part goes:

But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up

Forgive but don't forget, girl, keep your head up

And when he tells you you ain't nuttin' don't believe him

And if he can't learn to love you, you should leave him

'Cause sista you don't need him

And:

Last night my buddy lost his whole family

It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity (no, no, no, no)

It seems the rain'll never let up

I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin' wet up

You know, it's funny when it rains it pours

They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor

Said it ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is

It ain't no hope for the future

And then they wonder why we crazy

He also mentions, “We ain't meant to survive, 'cause it's a setup.” I mention these because so many people will just suffer now, not just women. So even if I'm scared, and don’t want to promise false hope, As much as I want to melt into my depression, you've made me realize there's always hope. So as you said, my message to everyone is, “Keep ya head up!!” Hope and strength is how we, everyone, has gotten through tough times in the past. Community is important, and keeping hope is even more important. So please, don’t give up, ever. Our pasts might be shit, our future may go into it, but we will make it out and make a better world for our futures, and the next generations. We fight, not always for our own futures, but for the future of those important to us and that may come after us. The rain may seem like it wont let up, but it will. I promise.

“We ain’t meant to survive, ‘cause it’s a setup.” But, we are meant to fight to make it easier to survive. We may have not been meant to survive but we will fight for it, and keep our heads up.

Thank you Tupac for lightening this dark time in my, and many others, lives. The Man, The Myth, The Legend, The Hero. All ways I will think of you.

-Gee <3<3

[ijustwantedtobeoneofthestrokesuk]

1991 - 2000

1991

March

26th - NOFX released Ribbed

May

28th - N.W.A. released Niggaz4Life

August

12th - Metallica released their self-titled album

26th - Blur released debut album Leisure

September

24th - Red Hot Chili Peppers released Blood Sugar Sex Magik

October

1st - Public Enemy released Apocalypse 91…. The Enemy Strikes Black

November

12th - Tupac Shakur released debut album 2Pacalypse Now

December

17th - Green Day released Kerplunk

1992

February

10th - Manic Street Preachers released debut album Generation Terrorists

April

21st - Beastie Boys released Check Your Head

June

19th - Pulp released Separations

October

16th - The Offspring released Ignition

November

5th - NOFX released White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean

December

15th - Dr Dre released debut solo album The Chronic

1993

The Hives formed, Fagersta

February

16th - Tupac Shakur released Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…

22nd - Radiohead released debut album Pablo Honey

May

10th - Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish

10th - Rancid released their self-titled debut album

June

21st - Manic Street Preachers released Gold Against the Soul

July

26th - Conor Oberst released debut album Water

1994

The Moldy Peaches formed, New York

The Vines formed, Sydney 

January

Yahoo started

February

1st - Green Day released Dookie

April

5th - Kurt Cobain died

8th - The Offspring released Smash

18th - Pulp released His ‘n’ Hers

25th - Blur released Parklife

25th - Outkast released debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

May

10th - Weezer released debut album Weezer (Blue Album)

23rd - Beastie Boys released Ill Communication

June

14th - Rancid released Let’s Go

July

19th - NOFX released Punk in Drublic

August

23rd - Public Enemy released Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age

29th - Manic Street Preachers released The Holy Bible

29th - Oasis released debut album Definitely Maybe

September

13th - The Notorious B.I.G. released debut album Ready to Die

1995

February

17th - Blink 182 released debut album Cheshire Cat

March

8th - Radiohead released The Bends

14th - Tupac Shakur released Me Against the World

July

Amazon was launched

4th - Foo Fighters released their self-titled debut album

August

22nd - Rancid released …And Out Come the Wolves

September

11th - Blur released The Great Escape

11th - Red Hot Chili Peppers released One Hot Minute

October

2nd - Oasis released (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

10th - Green Day released Insomniac

30th - Pulp released Different Class

November

16th - Camden Crawl started

1996

January

31st - NOFX released Heavy Petting Zoo

February

13th - Tupac Shakur released All Eyez on Me

May

6th - Backstreet Boys released their self-titled debut album

16th - Nickelback released debut album Curb

20th - Manic Street Preachers released Everything Must Go

June

4th - Metallica released Load

25th - Jay Z released debut album Reasonable Doubt

August

27th - Outkast released AtLiens

September

13th - Tupac Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas

24th - Weezer released Pinkerton

November

12th - Eminem released debut album Infinite

1997

Interpol formed, New York

January

Erol Alkan started Trash club night at Plastic People in Soho, London

20th - Daft Punk released debut album Homework

February

4th - The Offspring released Ixnay on the Hombre

10th - Blur released their self-titled album

March

9th - Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.) was murdered in LA

25th - Life After Death by The Notorious B.I.G. was released

May

15th - Feeder released debut album Polythene

20th - Foo Fighters released The Colour and the Shape

20th - Radiohead released OK Computer

26th - NSync released their self-titled debut album

June

17th - Blink 182 released Dude Ranch

July

1st - Limp Bizkit released debut album Three Dollar Bill, Y’all

August

11th - Backstreet Boys released Backstreet’s Back

14th - The White Stripes played their first gig, at the The Gold Dollar, Detroit

25th - Stereophonics released debut album Word Gets Around

29th - Netflix was founded

31st - Oasis released Be Here Now

September

8th - Travis released debut album Good Feeling

22nd - The Hives released debut album Barely Legal

October

14th - Green Day released Nimrod

November

4th - Jay Z released In My Lifetime, Vol.1

11th - NOFX released So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes

18th - Metallica released Reload

1998

The Rapture formed, New York

The Strokes formed (as a 5 piece), New York

January

20th - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead released their self-titled debut album

20th - Bright Eyes released debut album A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997

February

17th - Destiny’s Child released their self-titled debut album

March

30th - Pulp released This Is Hardcore

June

30th - Rancid released Life Won’t Wait

July

14th - Beastie Boys released Hello Nasty

September

1st - Nickleback released The State

4th - Google launched

14th - Manic Street Preachers released This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

22nd - Queens of the Stone Age released their self-titled debut album

29th - Jay Z released Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life

29th - Outkast released Aquemini

November

2nd - Bright Eyes released Letting Off the Happiness

10th - NSync released Home for Christmas

17th - The Offspring released Americana

1999

CD sales peaked

The National formed, New York

January

12th - Britney Spears released debut album …Baby One More Time

19th - The first Blackberry device launched

February

23rd - Eminem released The Slim Shady LP

March

Nokia 3210 - First mobile phone targeted to young people was launched

8th - Stereophonics released Performance and Cocktails

15th - Blur released 13

May

18th - Backstreet Boys released Millennium

24th - Travis released The Man Who

June

1st - Napster was founded

1st - Blink 182 released Enema of the State

8th - Red Hot Chili Peppers released Californication

15th - The White Stripes released their self-titled debut album

22nd - Limp Bizkit released Significant Other

29th - Slipknot released their self-titled debut album

July

20th - Public Enemy released There’s a Poison Goin’ On

22nd - MSN Messenger launched

27th - Destiny’s Child released The Writing’s on the Wall

August

24th - Christina Aguilera released her self-titled debut album

30th - Feeder released Yesterday Went Too Soon

September

7th - Muse released debut album Showbiz

14th - The Strokes played their first gig, at The Spiral, New York

October

19th - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead released Madonna

November

2nd - Foo Fighters released There Is Nothing Left to Lose

16th - Dr Dre released 2001

December

28th - Jay Z released Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter

2000

Broadband internet started to replace dial-up internet in 2000

The Walkmen formed, New York

Yeah Yeah Yeahs formed, New York

January

Pandora Music launched

February

28th - Oasis released Standing on the Shoulder of Giants

March

21st - NSync released No Strings Attached

April

Blackberry released the 975, their first smartphone

10th - The Distillers released their self-titled debut album

10th - The Hives released Veni Vidi Vicious

13th - Metallica filed a lawsuit against Napster

May

3rd - Limewire launched

16th - Britney Spears released Oops!... I Did It Again

16th - Radio 4 released debut album The New Song and Dance

23rd - Eminem released The Marshall Mathers LP

29th - Bright Eyes released Fevers and Mirrors

June

6th - Queens of the Stone Age released Rated R

13th - NOFX released Pump Up the Valuum

20th - The White Stripes released De Stijl

27th - Sum 41 released debut album Half Hour of Power

30th - Friends Reunited launched

July

10th - Coldplay released debut album Parachutes

August

1st - Rancid released their self titled album

September

12th - Christina Aguilera released Mi Reflejo

26th - Good Charlotte released their self-titled debut album

October

3rd - Green Day released Warning

3rd - Radiohead released Kid A

17th - Limp Bizkit released Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

24th - Christina Aguilera released My Kind of Christmas

24th - Linkin Park released debut album Hybrid Theory

31st - Jay Z released The Dynasty: Roc La Familia

31st - Outkast released Stankonia

November

14th - The Offspring released Conspiracy of One

21st - Backstreet Boys released Black & Blue

December

31st - The Von Bondies played their first gig

2001 - 2005