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Soul Train is an American musical variety television show. After airing locally on WCIU-TV in Chicago, Illinois, for a year, it aired in syndication from October 2, 1971, to March 25, 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists.
Chicago hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in Chicago in the late 1980s in the form of hip house. [1] It became commonplace for serious rappers to cite the Nation of Islam, a Black Muslim organization headquartered in Chicago, as a lyrical and ideological influence in the 1980s and 1990s, a rap theme often resulting in controversy. [2]
Kanye West, Chicago's most successful rapper. The hip hop of Chicago is sometimes called "Chi-town" [28] in the music industry. It became commonplace for serious rappers to cite the Nation of Islam, a Black Muslim organization headquartered in Chicago, as a lyrical and ideological influence in the 1980s and 1990s, a rap theme often resulting in ...
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop features a star-studded lineup of hip-hop legends and GRAMMY-winning artists coming together, including Black Thought, Bun B, Common, De La Soul, Jermaine ...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK--NOVEMBER 12: Hip-Hop Producer/Executive/Label Head Andre Harrell relaxes in a nightclub VIP area by chatting with Sean "Puffy" Combs on November 12, 1994 in New York City.
Group members Jabari Evans and Michael Aguilar met in 2000 during a talent show at the University of Pennsylvania.They began recording songs, making demos, and performing at local shows which eventually led to Double-0 and Naledge forming Kidz in the Hall.
Lollapalooza (/ ˌ l ɒ l ə p ə ˈ l uː z ə /) is an annual American four-day music festival held in Grant Park in Chicago. It originally started as a touring event in 1991, and many years later, Chicago became its permanent location. Music genres include alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop, and electronic dance music.
I’m 45 and grew up on ’90s and 2000s hip-hop — all of my favorite hip-hop albums were released between 1991 and 2001. Despite my penchant for music released in the ’90s and ’00s, I am ...