To most people, the idea of massive, rap-rock crossover hits invading the mainstream was something of a late-90s/early-2000s phenomenon. It wasn’t just your Limp Bizkits and your Last Resorts; it was ...
On this day, December 1, 1990, this iconic rap single with a stolen bassline peaked at No. 1 on the charts in the United Kingdom.
If there’s one thing music fans admire Kanye West for, it’s his dedication to his craft. The multi-hyphenate is known for his work ethic and the gold standard he sets for the projects he’s involved in ...
Hip-hop at it's core is lyrics on a beat, with both being vital for the final product. Throughout the genre's history, there have been some truly incredible beats that turned producers into stars, and ...
A few of old-school hip-hop's finest. Photo illustration by Ellie Skrzat for Slate. Photos by Vince Bucci/Getty Images, Stringer PN/Reuters, Blake Sell/Reuters, and Mario Anzuoni/Reuters. This summer ...
Antoine Harris: “Back then, you wanted a great single [from an artist] but you also wanted the album to be poppin’. You wanted it to tell a story, you wanted it to have a theme, an objective. I think ...
By the 1990s, hip-hop was clearly here to stay and was more than just a flash of youthful rebellion from the inner city. Part of this was due to the geographical and commercial growth of the genre’s ...
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The catch about Golden Eras is that we don't always know when we're living in one -- we only know when it's already over. The hip-hop Golden Era is generally recognized to have started in the late ...
Ain’t no party like a minivan party, cause a minivan party — especially one that’s blaring “Straight Outta Compton” — don’t stop. Well, perhaps that’s not quite accurate. That minivan party stops at ...
The 1970s gave birth to rap music, and the 1980s helped raise it, but the 1990s were when rap really came into its own. Artists like 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nas, OutKast, Jay Z, ...