Today's hip-hop history includes the birthday of a man who is never scared, the release of some classic underground albums, and Jim Jones' takes us to Harlem.
“You can sell out if you want to, homie, but I’mma stay short and funky,” rapped Too $hort on his sixth album Short Dog’s in the House, repping Oakland to the fullest. Today’s history corner finds a host of artists who, like $hort, stayed true to their artistry and brought it to the world.