The 1990s is often referred to as the golden age of hip-hop. During that era, rap music gained more attention from mainstream audiences, regional music such as East Coast vs. West Coast was ...

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Sue Kwon, a photographer who was immersed in the world of hip-hop during its golden era ... because I liked the music.

Spread the love Hip-hop, as a genre and cultural force, has evolved dramatically since its inception in the 1970s. From its ...

Here are some of hip-hop’s major “eras,” with a few songs that help exemplify its various subgenres. Creating a new sound In August 1973, DJ Kool Herc first extended a break while DJing his ...

“It only existed in the first place because public school music education was so woefully ... 1980s and early ’90s to be the “golden age of hip-hop, when innovative MCs and innovative ...

They produced popular, socially-conscious music and gained regional recognition. By the mid-2000s, hip hop had become integrated ... the trailblazers of the golden age. And now, there are new ...

The vibrant 1990s marked a revolutionary period in the South African music scene ... influential album “Age of Truth”, stands as a testament to what pure hip hop embodies.