Remember the first time a 90s rap track hit you so hard you had to rewind it? That feeling never gets old. From the raw boom bap of New York to the smooth G-funk rolling out of Compton, the 90s gave ...

Hip-hop might have been born in the '70s, but it was in the '90s when the genre truly started to see commercial success. It was an era in which artistic creativity expanded, rivalries emerged, pop ...

Everyone calls the ’90s the Golden Age Hip-Hop. That’s cute—but it still feels like a lazy summary of a decade that completely rewrote the rules. Rap albums of the ’80s gave us the blueprint—Slick ...

Hip-hop was first created in 1973 in the Bronx, but it wasn't until the '90s that West Coast rappers truly showcased their unique sound on another level. The cool thing about West Coast rap, it's not ...

There are a lot of big names that music fans love in the world of hip-hop. From Jay-Z to Tupac to Dr. Dre to Eminem, Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and many more. But the presence of all those high-wattage ...

What would you give to be a fly on the wall observing some of the richest moments during the ‘90s heyday of hip-hop? For rap heads who came up within that time, no amount of convincing can change ...

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Keeping up with music news and resources like Spotify’s giant and regularly updated New Music Friday playlist are great ways to keep your listening habits from getting stale. Sometimes, though, you ...

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There was no way to know it at the time, but mainstream hip-hop reached its creative peak in the ’90s. Lyrical dexterity and thematic ambition were still widely valued. Complex beats could still be ...