Black History & Birthday Facts 9/14
Nas — Rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and entrepreneur
Muni Long — R&B singer and songwriter, formerly known professionally as Priscilla Renea
Jimmy Butler — NBA basketball player, six-time NBA All-Star and former Chicago Bull
JT Money — Rapper and former leader of the hip-hop group Poison Clan
Robert Wisdom — Actor, known for The Wire, Prison Break and Ballers
Dru Down — Rapper and actor from Oakland, known for West Coast hip-hop/G-funk
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1955🎶Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" in New Orleans for Specialty Records. Originally "Tutti Frutti, Good Booty," a female lyricist at the label rewrites it to take out the booty reference
1977📺Cheryl Lynn appears on the Gong Show, where she wows the judges with her version of "You Are So Beautiful." This earns her a deal with CBS Records, 1978 "Got To Be Real" was released as her 1st single
1990🎶LL Cool J released his 4th album Mama Said Knock You Out inspired by his grandmother
1990🎶Ol’ Dirty Bastard released his 2nd & final album N...a Please
2016📚Carla Hayden became the 1st woman & 1st Black American to ever hold the position of Librarian of Congress
All of your black history facts come from the book:
"The Uneraseable Black Book: We Can't Be Erased" By K.D. Garricks on Amazon
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