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There’s so much to hip-hop that we might not ever know each bit of history, but we can share some things. A thread on Reddit let us in on some of hip-hop’s lesser known facts. Take a look.

 

1. Puff Daddy directed OutKast’s first music video

Big Boi revealed in a Hot 97 interview that Puff Daddy directed “Player’s Ball.” The idea was proposed by LA Reid for him to direct. Watch at the 3:30 mark.

2. Miles Davis recorded a hip-hop album

“Doo-Bop” was released posthumously in 1992, a year after his death.

3. Tom Waits on the beat

Tom Waits is the one who is beatboxing subtly throughout the Atmosphere song.