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Golden age hip hop refers to mainstream hip hop music created from the mid or mid-late 1980s [1][2][3][4] to the early or early-mid 1990s, [1][2][3][4] particularly by artists and musicians originating from the New York metropolitan area. [5] A precursor to the new-school hip hop movement, it is characterized by its diversity, quality ...
With nine number-one hits attained in the 1980s and 1990s, LL Cool J emerged as one of the most successful artists on the Billboard rap chart. Hot Rap Songs is a record chart published by the music industry magazine Billboard which ranks the most popular hip hop songs in the United States.
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The 1980s were hip-hop’s first full decade as a documented musical genre on record, and from ’80 to ’89, rap grew from single to albums, from party songs to social commentary, from simple ...
Old-school hip hop (also spelled old skool) (also known as disco-rap) is the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music and the original style of the genre. It typically refers to the music created around 1979 to 1983, [1] as well as any hip hop that does not adhere to contemporary styles.
December is a time for celebration, and the combination of hip-hop and Christmas music adds a special touch to the Christmas season. "Christmas Rappin'" by Kurtis Blow, a groundbreaking song in the genre, is one noteworthy example.
West Coast hip hop is a regional genre of hip hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast of the United States. West Coast hip hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the early to-mid 1990s with the birth of G-funk and the emergence of record labels such as Suge Knight and Dr. Dre 's Death Row Records, Ice Cube 's Lench Mob ...
Hip hop or hip-hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans, [1][2] starting in the Bronx, New York City. [a] Pioneered from Black American street culture, [4][5] that had been around for years prior to its more mainstream discovery, [6] it later reached other groups such as Latino Americans and Caribbean Americans. Hip-hop culture has historically been shaped and ...