Today — November 5. Five drops, one date. November 5 has given hip hop a posthumous classic, a greatest-hits masterclass, a sequel to a land...
Today — November 5.
Five drops, one date. November 5 has given hip hop a posthumous classic, a greatest-hits masterclass, a sequel to a landmark, a reunion EP, and a solo Top 10. Here is the day, record by record.
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
- 2Pac — The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)
- LL Cool J — All World (1996)
- Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013)
- The Lox — The Trinity: 2nd Sermon (2014)
- Key Glock — Yellow Tape 2 (2021)
THE STORIES
1. 2Pac — The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)
Seven days. That is all it took Makaveli to record The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, released November 5, 1996 — about two months after 2Pac's death. His fifth album, his first posthumous one, and a #1 debut. The urgency is in every bar; you can hear the clock running.
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2. LL Cool J — All World (1996)
LL Cool J's All World landed the same day in 1996 — seventeen cuts, one disc, the whole first decade. From the boom-bap of "Rock The Bells" to the knockout punch of "Mama Said Knock You Out," it is a masterclass in longevity on Def Jam.
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3. Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013)
Thirteen years after the original, Eminem went back to the house on the cover and the hunger in the booth: The Marshall Mathers LP 2, November 5, 2013. 792,000 first week, #1 on the Billboard 200, a Grammy for Best Rap Album. “Rap God” alone is six minutes of why the pen matters.
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4. The Lox — The Trinity: 2nd Sermon (2014)
The Lox's Trinity: 2nd Sermon EP, November 5, 2014 — Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch, D-Block, back in formation. Short, sharp, and all bars — the second chapter of the comeback that started with The Trinity EP (Dec 18, 2013).
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5. Key Glock — Yellow Tape 2 (2021)
No features. Twenty tracks. Top 10. Key Glock's Yellow Tape 2, November 5, 2021, is the sound of an artist betting on himself and winning — Paper Route Empire's flagship at his highest-charting peak.
Listen: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Key+Glock+Yellow+Tape+2&tag=CharlesParis-20 (paid link) #ad
Watch: the stories behind the day (Shorts)
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