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Hip-Hop
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- Starting recordings
- 19
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
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 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, Black Star and QBall & Curt Cazal.
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New York City · Hip-Hop
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Buddy2023 · Golden Age Hip-Hop · hip hopOpen in new tab 02Run Yo Shit2001 · Hip-HopOpen in new tab 03Do the Wrong Thang1996 · Old School Hip-HopOpen in new tab 04What More U Want1996 · Old School Hip-HopOpen in new tab 05For What It's Worth1996 · Old School Hip-HopOpen in new tab 06Who’s in the House1996 · Old School Hip-HopOpen in new tab 07Blowin’ Up (Bring the Ruckus)1996 · Old School Hip-HopOpen in new tab 08Ominous Isthmus1996 · Old School Hip-HopOpen in new tab 09Bang Bang1996 · Old School Hip-HopOpen in new tab 10Planet Rock ’961996 · Old School Hip-HopOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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