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Conscious Hip-Hop
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Conscious Hip-Hop
Conscious Hip-Hop is a branch of the Hip-Hop family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Conscious Hip-Hop is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Public Enemy, Eminem and 2Pac.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreHip-Hop
Current genreConscious Hip-Hop
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CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
North America · Conscious Hip-Hop
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Plug Tunin’ (original 12″ version)1989 · Golden Age Hip-Hop · hip-hopOpen in new tab 02Brenda’s Got a Baby (radio mix)1992 · Conscious Hip-Hop · conscious hip hopOpen in new tab 03Changes (a cappella)1998 · Conscious Hip-Hop · conscious hip hopOpen in new tab 04Lose Yourself (clean)2002 · Conscious Hip-Hop · conscious hip hopOpen in new tab 05My Uzi Weighs a Ton (live in 1990)2005 · Conscious Hip-Hop · conscious hip hopOpen in new tab 06Cruella2024 · Conscious Hip-Hop · conscious hip hopOpen in new tab 07Buddy2023 · Golden Age Hip-Hop · hip hopOpen in new tab 08Malgré tout2000 · Conscious Hip-Hop · conscious hip hopOpen in new tab 09Interpretations2005 · Conscious Hip-Hop · conscious hip hopOpen in new tab 10Touchdown2007 · Hip-Hop · rapOpen in new tab
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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