Outkast

On this day in 1998, seminal albums from OutKast, Black Star, A Tribe Called Quest, Brand Nubian and Jay-Z all hit stores at the same time.

World-wise, wary, alien and earthy, 'Aquemini' is the quintessential OutKast album.

'Speakerboxx/The Love Below' is one of hip-hop's most successful releases of all-time, and also signaled the end of OutKast.

On this day, OutKast released 'Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,' and Jermaine Dupri and LisaRaye McCoy celebrate birthdays.

Missy Elliott scores her biggest hit, OutKast drop "Hey Ya!" Otis Redding is born and more -- all on this day in hip-hop history.

OutKast's sound was futuristic in scope but grounded in the realities of the streets of Atlanta, a mixture that was potent and fresh, nostalgic and piercing.

Today's hip-hop history includes one of the greatest tv comedies, a rapper turned preacher's birthday, and Kelis' 'Milkshake."

GZA is born, 'Living Single' premieres on Fox, Janet Jackson drops 'Miss You Much' and more on this day.

Hip-hop and R&B have come a long way on MTV. We're looking back at 25 of the best performances on the MTV VMAs.

The classic 1972 track has been sampled over 100 times, we've pulled the best throwback hip-hop and R&B jams for this list.