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Romanian hip hop. Romanian hip hop first emerged in 1982, along with the break-dancing movement which became very popular in the 1980s. [1] However, Romanian hip hop was developed in the early 1990s, when American rappers hit the European charts. Most notable Romanian hip hop artists come from Bucharest, Romania's capital and largest city and ...
La Familia are a Romanian hip hop group from Sălăjan, Bucharest. Founded in 1997 by Dragoș "Puya" Gărdescu and Tudor Sișu, they have been widely regarded as pioneers of the gangsta rap subgenre in their native Romania. Mentored by fellow gangsta rap group B.U.G. Mafia, they quickly emerged as one of Romania 's most popular rap acts in the ...
List of hip hop musicians. Appearance. hide. For hip hop duos, groups, bands, and collectives, see List of hip hop groups. This is a list of notable hip hop musicians. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Sowmya Krishnamurthy’s new book 'Fashion Killa' looks back at 50 years of hip-hop fashion.
Peter O. Phillips[1] (born June 21, 1970), [4] better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American music producer, DJ and rapper. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, [5] and is often mentioned alongside DJ Premier, RZA, and Q-Tip as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip hop production.
In 2022, he was arrested for illegal possession of weapons and marijuana and spent time in jail, where he wrote songs while in solitary confinement. [4] [5] After being released, he released his debut album Amar in February 2023, which includes the single "Texas", which was certified Gold by the RIAA.
On July 14, 2022, YouTube made a special playlist and video celebrating the 317 music videos to have hit 1 billion views and joined the "Billion Views Club". [ 65 ] [ 66 ] On April 1, 2024, the communications app Discord incorporated a short trailer video into their in-app April Fools' Day prank regarding loot boxes .
Drake won Hip-Hop Artist of the Year. Ice Spice won Best New Hip-Hop Artist. Lil Durk and J. Cole won Hip-Hop Song of the Year for "All My Life". Young Miko won Best New Latin Artist. Metro Boomin won Hip Hop Album of the Year for Heroes & Villains. [31] On April 3, Rod Wave was arrested in Manatee, Florida for illegal possession of a firearm. [32]