Born This Day: Betty Wright (Vocalist) & More | Albums Released This Day: Jodeci- "Diary of a Mad Band" (1993); DMX-"...And Then There Was X" (1999); Goodie Mob - "World Party" (1999); Mannie Fresh -"The Mind of Mannie Fresh" (2004)

Born This Day: Larry Willis (Jazz Musician) | Albums Released This Day: Mary J. Blige - "The Breakthrough" (2005)

Born This Day: Bobby Tillman (Art Blakely & The Messengers); Maurice White (Earth Wind & Fire); Casual (Hieroglyphics) | Albums Released This Day: Snoop Dogg- "The Last Meal" (2000) & More

Born This Day: DMX (Ruff Ryders); Rah Digga (Flipmode Squad); Murphy Lee (The St. Lunatics); Albums Released This Day: Bow Wow - "Doggy Bag" (2001); - Master P- "Game Face" (2001); Wu-Tang Clan- "Iron Flag" (2001);J ay-Z- "Jay-Z: Unplugged" (2001); Various Artists- "More Fast and Furious: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture The Fast and the Furious" (2001);  Nas- "Stillmatic" (2001)

Born This Day: Eddie Kendricks (The Temptations); Carlton Barrett (Bob Marley & The Wailers); Trip Lee (Rapper) | Albums Released This Day: Lil' Romeo- "Game Time" (2002)

Born This Day: Andy Razaf (Jazz Musician); Bernard Flood (Jazz Musician) Lalah Hathaway (Vocalist); Flo Rida (Rapper) | Albums Released This Day:  Ice Cube- "Featuring...Ice Cube" (1997); Raekwon- "The Lex Diamond Story" (2003); Memphis Bleek- "M.A.D.E." (2003)

Born This Day: Barry Harris (Jazz Musician); Curtis DuBois Fuller (Jazz Musician); Harry Ray (The Moments) & More  | Albums Released This Day: EPMD - "Business as Usual" (1990);  Dr. Dre - "The Chronic" (1992);
Busta Rhymes  - "E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front" (1998);  Mystikal - "Ghetto Fabulous" (1998); DJ Clue? - "The Professional" (1998)

Born This Day: Ovie Alston (Musician); Cecil Payne (Musician) & More | Albums Released This Day: 2Pac and Outlawz - "Still I Rise" (1999); Ashanti- "Concrete Rose" (2004); 2Pac- "Loyal to the Game" (2004); Xzibit- "Weapons of Mass Destruction" (2004) & More

Born This Day: Jamie Foxx (Eric Marlon Bishop), Singer (1967) & More | Released This Day: C+C Music Factory- "Gonna Make You Sweat"(1990) & More

Born This Day: Dionne Warwick; Grover Washington Jr.; Sheila E. | Released This Day: Cypress Hill - "Live at the Fillmore" (2000); Xzibit- "Restless" (2000); K-Ci & JoJo - "X" (2000): Gorillaz - "G Sides" (2001)