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Today in Hip-Hop History: Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo Dropped Their Debut LP ‘Road to the Riches’ 36 Years Ago
On this day in 1989, Corona, Queens rap and street legend Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo released their first album on the ...
Angie Stone’s Hip-Hop Impact: From Dr. Dre To Alicia Keys To Sugar Hill Records
Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur talks about Angie Stone's profound impact on music talking to legends of Hip-Hop Culture.
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3 Songs That Explain Rap in the 1980s
While hip-hop and all of its creative expressions was ... Indeed, here below are three songs that explain rap in the 1980s. After rap music’s salad days in the late 1970s and into the first ...
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Big Daddy Kane’s “Word to the Mother (Land)”—A Powerful Hip-Hop Salute to African Heritage
Released in the late 1980s, “Word to the Mother (Land)” arrived at a pivotal moment in hip-hop. The genre was evolving beyond ...
Revive Big Band’s Vinyl Release Honors Jazz And Hip-Hop’s Shared Legacy
Igmar Thomas’ ensemble bridges eras of Black American music with the soul-stirring project, ‘Like A Tree It Grows.’ ...
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The Hip-Hop World Loved Roy Ayers, and He Found It ‘Wonderful’
he frequently toured and collaborated with hip-hop artists to bolster the rap canon. Renowned music aficionado and The Roots drummer Questlove eulogized Ayers on Instagram by calling him “The ...