🚨"Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told" is the 3rd studio album by #longbeachcalifornia rapper #SnoopDogg (his first without Doggy in the middle of his name). ▪️Producer = #MasterP (exec.) #BeatsbythePound #DJPooh Meech Wells, Snoop Dogg, Keith Clizark, #Soopafly ▪️It was released on August 4, 1998, by #NoLimitRecords and Priority Records. It is his first album following his departure from #DeathRowRecords in January 1998. ▪️It is the first Snoop Dogg album to have notable affiliates such as #DrDre, #NateDogg, #WarrenG and others absent. It was also his first album to be released under a slight change to his stage name "Snoop Dogg" for contractual reasons.

"Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way" is the 2nd studio album by #California rap group #ThaEastsidaz, released on July 30, 2001. ▪️The album features the single "I Luv It" and includes the song "Crip Hop" which was also featured in the film, Baby Boy and the corresponding soundtrack. ▪️Production from various artists, including #TheAlchemist, #DJBattlecat, FredWreck, #HiTek, #JellyRoll, Meech Wells, #RickRock, Snoop Dogg, and #SwizzBeatz. ▪️The album also included guest appearances from #BadAzz, Butch Cassidy, Doggy's Angels, Kokane, #Kurupt, #LaToiyaWilliams, Lil' Mo, #NateDogg, #RBX, #SugaFree, #MobbDeep, and #SnoopDogg, among others.

"Based on a True Story" is the debut studio album by #Miami based rapper #TrickDaddy, and the only studio album released under his 'Trick Daddy Dollars' alias. ▪️It was released on July 29, 1997, through Slip-N-Slide and Warlock Records. ▪️Production was handled by Alvin Clark, Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, Devastator X, Mike "Fresh" McCray, Righteous Funk Boogie, and Trak & Tek. ▪️It features guest appearances from Buddy Roe, #JTMoney, Verb and Jamal. The album peaked at number 59 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

"L.A. Confidential Presents: Knoc-turn'al" is the debut extended play by #LongBeach rapper #Knocturnal. ▪️Originally it was supposed to be a full-length album titled Knoc's Landin', which was shelved due to undisclosed reasons and reduced to an EP released on July 30, 2002 through Elektra Records. ▪️Production was handled by #DrDre, Bud'da, Fredwreck, #KanyeWest. ▪️Features guest appearances from Slip Capone, Butch Cassidy, Dr. Dre, #JayoFelony, #MissyElliott, #NateDogg, Shade Sheist, Timebomb, #TooShort, #WarrenG, #Xzibit.

"Ridin' Dirty" is the 3rd studio album by #Texas based hip-hop duo #UGK. ▪️It was released on July 30, 1996, by Jive Records. ▪️Featured production work primarily from: #PimpC with tracks also from N.O. Joe, Mr. 3-2, Sergio ▪️Features guest appearances from: Mr. 3-2, Ronnie Spencer, Smoke D, C-Note (of Botany Boyz) Big Smokin' Mitch, N.O. Joe. ▪️The album became one of the most influential albums in Southern hip-hop, especially the #Houston hip-hop scene. Prior to his murder in 1996, West Coast rapper #TupacShakur listened to the album after being introduced to the group by Houston rapper #Scarface. Shakur would go on to praise the album. 🙌

🚨"God Forgives, I Don't" is the 5th studio album by #Miami rapper #RickRoss. ▪️It was released on July 30, 2012, by #MaybachMusic Group, Slip-n-Slide Records and Def Jam Recordings. ▪️The album was produced by several record producers, including Cool & Dre, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, #Pharrell, Jake One, and Rico Love, among others. ▪️Album features a wide array of artists. Notable collaborations include #JayZ and #DrDre on "Three Kings", #André3000 on "Sixteen", #Usher on "Touch'N You", #NeYo on "Maybach Music IV", Omarion on "Ice Cold", Wale and #Drake on "Diced Pineapples", and Meek Mill on "So Sophisticated"

Wally Amos made one of the most famous cookies ever. He was born in 1936 in Tallahassee, Florida, and grew up in Harlem, New York City. In 1975, Wally opened his first cookie store in Los Angeles. He called it "Famous Amos Cookies" and learned how to bake from his Aunt Della. He created the recipe, the brand, the shop, and had the smile. It all came from him. He built the business from the ground up with a $25,000 loan from friends like Marvin Gaye. In just a few years, Wally became a national name. His face was on every bag in every store. But Wally didn't know business like he knew baking. He brought in investors, trusted the wrong people, and signed contracts without fully understanding what they meant. Wally struggled to keep up with the brand's rapid growth. By 1985, Famous Amos reported a $300,000 loss on sales of $10 million. That same year, he sold a majority stake in Famous Amos to Bass Brothers Enterprises. Slowly, he lost control. By 1988, he had no ownership, no royalties, and couldn’t even use his own name. Famous Amos was eventually sold to another company for $61 million, and that was over 55 times what Wally sold his stake for just a few years earlier. Still, Wally didn't get bitter. He stayed kind and joyful. He began reading to kids, promoting literacy, mentoring others, and sharing the tough lessons he learned about why ownership matters. He wrote uplifting books like "The Path to Success Is Paved with Positive Thinking." Wally Amos passed away in 2024. Even after being pushed out of his own dream, he kept showing up for other people. That’s what made Wally legendary. Not the money. Not the cookies. It was the way he chose to give no matter what was taken from him. 📸 (Photo: Wally Amos)

✅ In 1993, Crucial Conflict was still years away from their breakout hit “Hay,” but they were already making serious noise on the underground Chicago circuit. What most fans don’t know is that their first recordings were done on cassette through a tiny West Side basement studio run by producer Wildstyle, who later became the group’s in-house beatmaker. According to a 1996 interview in Rap Sheet, the group was developing a fast-paced, harmonized style inspired by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, but with deeper roots in Chicago’s juke, footwork, and blues scenes. The original lineup was even slightly different, with some early sessions rumored to include verses from local artists who didn’t make the final cut when they signed with Universal. ✅ A rarely confirmed rumor, supported by DJ Geno from Chicago’s old WGCI radio staff, says that Crucial Conflict recorded an unreleased EP in 1993 titled Mad Conflict, featuring early versions of “Desperado” and “Ride the Rodeo” before they were polished for The Final Tic. These early demos were passed around on dubbed tapes in high schools across the West Side and South Side and even made it into the hands of Twista, who gave the group props publicly at a 1994 open mic at the Cotton Club. Some of these tapes reportedly still exist in collector circles, making them one of the most valuable lost gems in Chicago hip hop history. Sources: Rap Sheet Magazine (1996 Crucial Conflict interview) DJ Geno interview on Vocalo Radio (2018) WGCI Radio Archives (1993 playlist reports) The Final Tic Liner Notes (1996, Universal Records) Chicago Hip Hop Oral History Project (University of Chicago, 2005) #CrucialConflict #Chicago #HipHop #1993Rap #WestSideChicago

Atlanta rapper Cash Out just got hit with LIFE + 70 YEARS. His mom got 30 YEARS too. Whole family caught up in the RICO.

Z-Ro says his favorite rapper is K-Rino and that he brings on the best in him...🫡 #ZRo #KRino