Today in Hip hop History:

DMX was born December 18, 1970

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Aaliyah on the set of her “ Come Back In One Piece “ music video shot in New York for the Romeo Must Die soundtrack in 2000. — [ x ]

For the music video, Aaliyah wore a many different fashion looks including a Python print outfit, Roberto Cavalli jeans, and a sweatsuit. The embellished Roberto Cavalli jeans were purchased by her longtime stylist Derek Lee one day before the video shoot.

Ruff Ryders & Cash Money in The Source Magazine February 2000 issue. Photographed by Kevin Knight.

(via rapstylearcheology)

Eve photographed Kwaku Alston (September 1999). Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady is the debut studio album by Eve. It was released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records on September 14, 1999. All of the songs on the album were written by Eve herself. It sold over 200,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold over 2 million copies and was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album features singles such as "Gotta Man", and "Love Is Blind" with Faith Evans. Eve became the third female hip-hop artist to have her album peak at number-one on the Billboard 200 (Lauryn Hill's debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, being the first to top the chart in 1998 and Foxy Brown's second album, Chyna Doll achieving the feat earlier in 1999). AllMusic editor Theresa E. LaVeck found that "Eve's conviction and passion make her noticeable no matter what the subject, but she truly stands out when the stories become personal, examining the cost of the hard life she champions in other songs. "Love Is Blind" is a painful look at domestic violence. Self-respect and positivity are the moral of "Heaven Only Knows." Both tracks are backed by beautiful arrangements with acoustic guitar and lush vocals. Eve maintains her hardcore image in these tracks, but with a subtle vulnerability that promise lots of interesting things to come from this Philly prodigy."

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Eve, wearing YSL Rive Gauche & Bottega Veneta, for the July Issue of Allure Magazine, 2003

Source - @NYGELSARTORIAL via Twitter/X

2000 Jadakiss Magazine Ad

Today in Hip Hop History:

Earl Simmons better known as DMX died April 9, 2021 R.I.P.

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DMX “How’s It Goin Down” Directed By Hype Williams

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DMX | Woodstock 1999

"Ruff Ryders Anthem & Slipping"

All the Lads listened to DMX. If you were in middle or high school in the late 90s when DMX dropped his first album and then fucked around and dropped a second Platinum album in the same year then you remember that even white dudes who loved nothing resembling hip-hop and or hated everything about it couldn't help but love The Dog.