The year: 1996

Significant events:

June 23 – Nintendo 64 video game system is released in Japan.

August 28 – Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are formally divorced.

September 7 – Tupac is shot.  Dies six days later. 

October 23 – OJ Simpson civil trial begins.

November 5 – Bill Clinton defeats Bob Dole to win second term in US Presidential election.

Album releases:

All Eyez on Me – Tupac

The Score – Fugees

Stakes is High – De La Soul

Hard Core – Lil’ Kim

ATLiens – OutKast

One in a Million – Aaliyah

The main form of communication:

 

Me and my click, circa 1996.

 

Try to take the crew and we don’t play, play…

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ROOTS.

Till the next episode…