A truly iconic hit single from an emblem of ‘90s angst, with a music video that’s been seared into the mind’s eye of anyone who lived through the decade. Coolio sampled Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime ...

The '90s were hip-hop's golden age. The era gave rise to some of the most prolific MCs there have ever been, and their legacy lives on today in the incredible music they shared with us all. There are, ...

Set in 2015, the coming-of-age comedy Dope is steeped in the sound of the ’90s: Malcolm, the protagonist (whose chance drug gain sets off the story), is obsessed with retro rap. But Rocky, in his ...

In the early 1990s, as hip-hop mutated and expanded, most ears were focused on the East and West Coasts. After giving birth to the genre two decades earlier, New York entered the ’90s with an emphasis ...

By the 1990s, hip-hop was clearly here to stay and was more than just a flash of youthful rebellion from the inner city. Part of this was due to the geographical and commercial growth of the genre’s ...

Hey, remember the ’90s? Y’know, that time when rap was flourishing, record labels were flush with money and a single song could make a rapper a rich person overnight? Those of us old enough to live ...

Just like every decade before it — and since — the ‘90s sounded completely different from all other musical eras. It was an incredibly raw time in the music industry, with new genres popping up and ...

The lyrics to "90's Rap Mashup" are performed to a steady guitar and drum track. It's almost word-for-word, but in a few cases, the Tennessee native takes liberties. For example, Master P drops the ...

It’s no secret that the world of rap music has endured more than its fair share of tragedy over the years. Like the psychedelic rockers in the late 60s or the grunge stars in the mid-90s, rap has lost ...