Born This Day: Luther Vandross; Killer Mike; Tito Puente; Stephen Marley; Lionel Hampton | Albums Released This Day: Aerosmith - "Get a Grip" (1993);  B.G. - "Chopper City in the Ghetto" (1999); MF DOOM - "Operation: Doomsday" (1999); Cree Summer - "Street Faërie" (1999); Afroman - "Afroholic... The Even Better Times" (2004); Mario Winans - "Hurt No More" (2004); Prince - "Musicology" (2004); Ghostface Killah - "The Pretty Toney Album" (2004) | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs and cool stuff for music lovers.

Born This Day: Suge Knight; Eric Stanley (Violinist) | Albums Released This Day: Natalie Cole - "Good to Be Back" (1989); Nas - "Illmatic" (1994); The Cranberries - "Bury the Hatchet" (1999); Mike Jones - "Who Is Mike Jones?" (2005) | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs and cool stuff for music lovers.

Born This Day: Todd N. Terry; Fredro Starr & More | Albums Released This Day: Carl Thomas - "Emotional" (2000); Whitney Houston - "Whitney: The Greatest Hits" (2000); Krayzie Bone - "LeathaFace: The Legends Underground (Part I)" (2003); Insight - "The Blast Radius" (2004); nsight - "Illusive Avenues of Six Intrinsic Musicians" (2005) | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs and cool stuff for music lovers.

Born This Day: Redman; K-Solo (Hit Squad); Lil Bibby | Albums Released This Day: Johnny Gill - "Johnny Gill" (1990); A Tribe Called Quest - "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm" (1990); Angie Martinez"Up Close and Personal" (2001) | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & cool stuff for music lovers

Born This Day: Kool Herc; Akon; Spliff Star (The Flipmode Squad); Chance The Rapper & More | Albums Released This Day: Rage Against the Machine - "Evil Empire" (1996); Lionel Richie - "Louder Than Words" (1996); Michelle Williams - "Heart to Yours" (2002) & More | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & good stuff for music lovers.

Born This Day: Bessie Smith; Ester Dean; Iyaz | Albums Released This Day: Billy Ocean - "Love Zone" (1986); Depeche Mode - "Ultra" (1997); Ziggy Marley - "Dragonfly" (2003); Fleetwood Mac - "Say You Will" (2003) | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & good stuff for music lovers.

Born This Day: DJ Pooh; Da Brat & More | Albums Released This Day: "The Woman I Am" - Chaka Khan (1992) & More | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & good stuff for music lovers.

Born This Day: Eddie Marshall; Al Green; Peabo Bryson; Louis Johnson (Brothers Johnson); Jay Bezel (Diplomats); Ty Dolla Sign | Albums Released This Day: Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (1987); Green Day - "39/Smooth" (1990); Soul II Soul - "Volume III Just Right" (1992); Bruce Springsteen - "18 Tracks" (1999) | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & good stuff for music lovers.

Born This Day: Herbie Hancock; John Robinson (Scienz of Life) | Albums Released This Day: Cheap Trick - "Lap of Luxury" (1988); "Weird Al" Yankovic - "Even Worse" (1988); Bruce Springsteen - "In Concert/MTV Plugged" (1993); All-4-One - "All-4-One" (1994);  Nightmares on Wax - "Carboot Soul" (1999); Groovie Ghoulies - "Fun in the Dark" (1999); Mariah Carey - "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005)

Born This Day: Lisa Stansfield; David Banner; Joss Stone | Albums Released This Day: "Friday (Soundtrack)"- Various Artists (1995); Del tha Funkee Homosapien -"Both Sides of the Brain" (2000): Da Brat -"Unrestricted" (2000); Big Pun - "Yeeeah Baby" (2000)