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Video Music Box is an American music television program. The series is the first to feature hip hop videos primarily, [3] [4] and was created in 1983 by Ralph McDaniels and Lionel C. Martin, who also serve as the series' hosts. [1] It aired on the New York City-owned public television station WNYC-TV (now WPXN-TV) from 1984 to 1996.
With hip hop having greatly increased in mainstream popularity in the late 1980s, Billboard introduced the chart in their March 11, 1989 issue under the name Hot Rap Singles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Prior to the addition of the chart, hip hop music had been profiled in the magazine's "The Rhythm & the Blues" column and disco -related sections, while some ...
[12] [13] The album's lead single, "Lapdance", peaked at number 36 of the Hot Rap Tracks chart and number 85 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [14] The second single, "Rock Star", peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. [15] A 6.1 surround mix of this album was released by DTS Entertainment on a DVD-Audio disc in 2005 ...
Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1990 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 [2] Song Artist Project Peak position "Ice Ice Baby" Vanilla Ice: To the Extreme: 1 "Pray" MC Hammer: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: 2 "Have You Seen Her" MC Hammer Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: 4 "U Can't Touch This" MC Hammer Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: 8 ...
Regarded as a landmark album in East Coast hip hop, as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop albums of all time, and having significantly contributed to the revival of the New York City rap scene. [261] [262] Accolades; Impact and legacy of Illmatic; 25 April 1994 Parklife: Blur: Britpop; Food: Accolades: 26 April 1994 Yank Crime ...
Nerdcore is a genre of hip hop music characterized by subject matter considered of interest to nerds and geeks. Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term (to describe this genre) in the 2000 song "Nerdcore Hiphop". [ 5 ]
The film investigates the nerdcore genre of hip-hop music, following the godfather of the genre, MC Frontalot, nerdcore's 'poet laureate', on his first national tour, in the company of band-mates Gaby Alter ("G Minor 7"), the keyboard player; Strugis the drummer and 'flirt of the band'; and Brandon Patton ("Blak Lotus"), the bass guitarist.
Convicts is the only studio album by American hip hop duo the Convicts, consisted of rappers Lord 3-2 and Big Mike. It was released in 1991 through Rap-A-Lot Records. It features guest appearances from James Prince, Kim "Choice" Davis and Geto Boys. The album peaked at number 52 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.