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Hip-Hop
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- 1990s recordings
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Meet Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Hip-Hop is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Public Enemy, Foxy Brown and Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force.
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1990s · United States · Hip-Hop
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1990s starting recordings
01Brenda’s Got a Baby (radio mix)1992 · Conscious Hip-Hop · conscious hip hopOpen in new tab 02Playa Playa1994 · Old School Hip-Hop · old school hip hopOpen in new tab 03Tired of Ballin’1996 · Old School Hip-Hop · old school hip hopOpen in new tab 04Changes (a cappella)1998 · Conscious Hip-Hop · conscious hip hopOpen in new tab 05Fantastic 41998 · Hip-Hop · hip-hopOpen in new tab 06That’s the Way1998 · Hip-HopOpen in new tab 07My Niggaz1998 · Hip-HopOpen in new tab 08Ride (Down South)1999 · Hip-HopOpen in new tab 09Prelude to “To All the Girls” (interlude)1997 · hip hop · hip-hopOpen in new tab 10Homeboyz1999 · Hip-Hop · rapOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1990s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1990s albums
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