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34 Rap Facts That Will Make You Feel Old You'll never listen to rap the same way. Posted on May 29, 2014, 19:08 GMT
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1. The two surviving members of Run DMC will both turn 50 this year.
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RIP Jam Master Jay.
2. Tyler, The Creator was born the same year 2Pac's first solo album came out.
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3. P. Diddy and Notorious B.I.G. both have kids who are now in college.
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4. 50 Cent's hit in "In Da Club" is older than Facebook.
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5. The Fugees' magnum opus The Score came out in 1996.
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Joey Bada$$ was 1 year old.
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6. People under 23 have never experienced Marky Mark the rapper.
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They only know him as Mark Walhberg.
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7. When Outkast's first album was released Super Nintendo was the top of the line gaming console.
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8. LL Cool J's rap career has spanned four decades.
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9. His first album Radio was released closer to the moon landing than to the present day.
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10. The year Ice Cube was born, The Beatles' Abbey Road was the top album, and the average home cost $27,900.
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1969.
11. Freshmen in high school know Dr. Dre for his Beats headphones instead of his music.
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He hasn't released an album since 1999.
12. Kayne West's debut album College Dropout came out 10 years ago.
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13. If 2Pac and Notorious B.I.G. were still alive they would both be in their 40s.
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14. When Sir-Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back" reached the top of the charts, floppy disks were used to store electronic files.
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15. The little girl from the Missy Elliot videos is currently 20 years old...
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And now looks like this.
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16. "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies was the No. 1 song the year Jay Z was born (1969).
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17. He is also the same age as Chief Keef and Wiz Khalia combined.
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Chief Keef is 18, Wiz Khalifa is 26, Jay Z is 44.
18. This is Lil Romeo at the height of his rap career in 2001.
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This is what he looks like now.
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He is 24, still rapping, and previously played point guard for USC.
19. N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton came out when Kendrick Lamar was 1.
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20. The baby pictured on the Ready to Die album is now 21 years old.
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21. Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" came out 35 years ago.
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22. Kids currently graduating from high school have never witnessed Shaq's platinum rap career.
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23. This is what Lil Kim looked like in the late '90s...
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And this is what she looks like now.
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24. The Wu-Tang Clan have been a group for 23 years.
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25. When Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die was released there were two billion less people in the world.
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26. The year Method Man was born gas cost $0.36 a gallon.
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27. He is also older then Earl Sweatshirt and Mac Miller combined.
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Earl is 20, Mac is 22, and Method Man is 43.
28. The first rap grammy was awarded to Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff 26 years ago.
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Ronald Reagan was president at the time.
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29. Jay Z's "Hard Knock Life" was the first rap song featured in the NOW
That's What I Call Music series.
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That was 15 years and 48 Now albums ago.
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30. When Nas's "Hate Me Now" was released in 1999, AOL was the country's top internet provider.
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31. This is what Lil Bow Wow looked like in 2000.
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This is what he looks like now.
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He is currently 27 years old.
32. The same year the Beastie Boys were fighting for everyone's right to party...
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Cell phones looked like this.
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33. Eminem is 41 years old...
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And his daughter recently made homecoming court at her high school.
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34. Ice-T is in his fifth decade of life.
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He is 56.
Which makes him old enough to be Iggy Azalea's father.
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Along with most of the artists featured in this post.
We are all getting a little older.
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And our dance moves are starting to become dated.
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However, the music we love will always keep us young at heart.
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So hopefully we can all age as gracefully as our favorite hip-hop stars.
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