Here’s How History Was Made: March 1996

Being that we’ve entered 2016 with a bang, rap fans have been reminiscing on the 20th anniversaries of a lot of hip hop milestones from 1996. Those who love the nostalgia have been prepping up their celebrations for the big releases and historical moments of this time 20 years ago, and March was no different. We decided to take a look back and see what was going on this month 20 years ago in hip hop.

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Singer Madonna (R) presents Dr. Dre the award for
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Check out what happened in March 1996 in hip hop history on the following pages.

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