All Money Is Legal is the debut studio album by American rapper Amil (pictured). A hip hop album, it was released on August 29, 2000, through Roc-A-Fella, Columbia, and Sony Music. Jay-Z, Damon Dash, and Amil served as executive producers. Future spouses Jay-Z and Beyoncé met for the first time during the album's recording sessions. Although Jay-Z had written Amil's verses for their past collaborations, she wrote her own lyrics for all of the album's tracks. The songs focus on wealth and, to a lesser degree, Amil's personal life. Reviews were mixed; critics were divided over the album's production and Amil's verses. It peaked at number 45 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Two singles – "I Got That" with vocals from Beyoncé and "4 da Fam" with verses from Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, and Jay-Z – were released from the album and promoted with accompanying music videos. "I Got That" reached number one on the Bubbling Under R&B;/Hip-Hop Singles Billboard chart, and "4 da Fam" charted on Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs..

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1885:

Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen (replica pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_Reitwagen

1916:

The United States Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to grant independence to the Philippines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_Law_%28Philippines%29

1949:

The Soviet Union successfully conducted its first nuclear weapons test, detonating the 22-kiloton RDS-1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDS-1

1996:

Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 aboard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vnukovo_Airlines_Flight_2801

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

ex contractu: (law, postpositive) Of a legal obligation: arising from a contractual relationship. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ex_contractu

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

No one of good character leaves behind a wasted life — whether they die in obscurity or renown. "Character," wrote the 19th Century evangelist, Dwight Moody, "is what you are in the dark." Your character is not tested on occasions of public scrutiny or acclaim. It is not tested in moments when the object of your actions is the regard of another. Your character is what you are to yourself, not what you pretend to be to yourself or others. Although human beings often attempt self-delusion, we cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves from ourselves. It will make itself known to us by means of our conscience despite our most strenuous effort to suppress it.   --John McCain https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_McCain