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Hip-Hop
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- Starting recordings
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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 Public Enemy, Madvillain and Foxy Brown.
GENRE FAMILY
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01The 900 Number2002 · Hip-HopOpen in new tab 02B.K Anthem2001 · Hip-Hop · hip hopOpen in new tab 03Raid2013 · Hip-Hop · hip-hopOpen in new tab 04Eye2024 · Hip-Hop · hip-hopOpen in new tab 05Shadows of Tomorrow2024 · Hip-Hop · hip-hopOpen in new tab 06Leave It Yeah2012 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 07Eclipse Atletico Freestyle1998 · Old School Hip-Hop · old school hip hopOpen in new tab 08Vendredi 131998 · Old School Hip-Hop · old school hip hopOpen in new tab 09No!2005 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 10Sweat2011 · G-Funk · g-funkOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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