Did You Know? Little Known Facts About Hip-Hop was originally published on theurbandaily.com
1. Puff Daddy directed OutKast’s first music video
Big Boi revealed in a Hot 97 interview that Puff Daddy directed “Player’s Ball.” The idea was proposed by LA Reid for him to direct. Watch at the 3:30 mark.
2. Miles Davis recorded a hip-hop album
“Doo-Bop” was released posthumously in 1992, a year after his death.
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The sound bite from the beginning of Warren G’s hit “Regulate” was from the 1988 film “Young Guns” starring Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen.
4. High school reunion
Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z, and Busta Rhymes all went to high school together. They attended Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in Brooklyn, NY. http://theurbandaily.com/2011/06/03/fact-of-the-day-jay-z-busta-rhymes-and-biggie-attended-high-school-together-video/
5. Tom Waits on the beat
Tom Waits is the one who is beatboxing subtly throughout the Atmosphere song.
