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Golden Age Hip-Hop
- Genre family
- Hip-Hop
- Starting recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Golden Age Hip-Hop
Golden Age Hip-Hop is a branch of the Hip-Hop family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Golden Age Hip-Hop is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Public Enemy, LL Cool J and De La Soul.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreHip-Hop
Current genreGolden Age Hip-Hop
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Mama Said Knock You Out (Steering mix)2004 · Golden Age Hip-Hop · hip-hopOpen in new tab 02Plug Tunin’ (original 12″ version)1989 · Golden Age Hip-Hop · hip-hopOpen in new tab 03Farmers Blvd. (Our Anthem)Golden Age Hip-Hop · rapOpen in new tab 04Illegal SearchGolden Age Hip-Hop · rapOpen in new tab 05Cheesy Rat BluesGolden Age Hip-Hop · rapOpen in new tab 06This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)1989 · Golden Age Hip-Hop · rapOpen in new tab 07Caught, Can We Get a Witness?1988 · Golden Age Hip-HopOpen in new tab 08Say No Go2023 · Golden Age Hip-Hop · rapOpen in new tab 09Prophets of Rage1988 · Golden Age Hip-HopOpen in new tab 10Terminator X to the Edge of Panic1988 · Golden Age Hip-HopOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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