Name the Year
Nas dropped Illmatic
1994
Founded Motown on an $800 family loan
Berry Gordy
Held #1 for 19 weeks in 2019, longest run ever at the time
"Old Town Road"
Dre signed this Detroit rapper off a demo in '97
Eminem
"Rapper's Delight" borrowed its bassline from this Chic hit
"Good Times"
Lauryn Hill swept the Grammys for Miseducation
1999
Death Row co-founder with Suge — a producer
Dr. Dre
Best-selling soundtrack album ever — Whitney's, from this film
The Bodyguard
Jay-Z signed this Barbadian singer to Def Jam after one audition, 2005
Rihanna
Beyoncé's group before Destiny's Child
Girl's Tyme
Thriller was released
1982
Birdman's brother, Cash Money co-founder
Slim
Thriller spent this many weeks at #1
37
LA Reid & this singer-producer ran LaFace (signed Outkast & TLC)
Babyface
First debut album ever to enter the charts at #1 (1993)
Doggystyle
Fresh Prince aired its last episode
1996
Roc-A-Fella's third co-founder with Jay-Z & Dame
Kareem "Biggs" Burke
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Most Grammy wins of any artist, all time
Beyoncé
Drake reached Wayne through this Houston mogul's son, Jas Prince
J. Prince
"What's Going On" came from Marvin's brother's stories of this war
Vietnam
Motown was founded
1959
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Founded Sugar Hill Records with his wife Sylvia
Joe Robinson
"One Sweet Day" held #1 this many weeks, a record for 23 years
16
Founded Arista and signed Whitney
Clive Davis
First rapper in the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Jay-Z