Born This Day: Smokey Robinson; The Kidd Creole (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five); Immortal Technique; Seal | Albums Released This Day: Joni Mitchell  - "Night Ride Home" (1991); Ace of Base - "Happy Nation" (1993)

Born This Day: Dr. Dre (N.W.A.); Juelz Santana (The Diplomats) | Albums Released This Day: "Wayne's World (Soundtrack)" - Various Artists (1992); "Chocolate Factory" - R. Kelly (2003); "Cyclorama" - Styx (2003)

Born This Day: Chante Moore; Wish Bone (Bone Thugz N Harmony) | Albums Released This Day: Geto Boys - "Making Trouble" (1988); Silkk the Shocker - "Charge It 2 da Game" (1998); Destiny's Child - "Destiny's Child" (1998); Olu Dara - "In the World: From Natchez to New York" (1998)

Born This Day: Leon Ware; James Ingram; Ice-T; Lupe Fiasco; The Weeknd | Albums Released This Day: 2Pac - "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z." (1993); Above the Law - "Legends" (1998)

Born This Day: Birdman (Cash Money Records) | Albums Released This Day: Zhané - "Pronounced Jah-Nay" (1994); Trick Daddy -"Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47" (2000); Tracy Chapman -"Telling Stories" (2000)

Born This Day: Maceo Parker (Funkadelic); Dwele (Soul Singer); Magic Sam (Blues Musician) | Albums Released This Day: Whitney Houston - "Whitney Houston" (1985); Boyz II Men - "Cooleyhighharmony" (1991)

Born This Day: Freedom Williams (C&C Music Factory) | Albums Released This Day: Atlantic Starr - "All in the Name of Love" (1987); 2Pac - "All Eyez on Me" (1996); The Fugees -"The Score" (1996); Fredro Starr - "Firestarr" (2001)

Born This Day: Omar Hakim (Jazz Musician); Cutty Ranks (Reggae/Dancehall Artist); Elle Varner (Soul Singer) | Albums Released This Day: KLF- "Chill Out" (1990); MC Hammer - "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em" (1990); Spice 1 - "Hits II: Ganked & Gaffled" (2001)

Born This Day: Leon Haywood; D'Angelo; Brandy; Kelly Rowland & More | Albums Released This Day: Another Bad Creation - "Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!" (1991); Erykah Badu - "Baduizm" (1997); Hall & Oates - "Do It For Love" (2003)

Born This Day: Chick Webb (Jazz Musician); Leontyne Price (Opera Singer); Roberta Flack (Soul Singer); Kev Brown (Producer) | Albums Released This Day:  Kanye West - "The College Dropout" (2004); Norah Jones - "Feels Like Home" (2004); Drag-On - "Hell and Back" (2004) & More