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When Hip Hop Was Re born 1994
NaS.
On April 8, 1994, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was found dead in his home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was a kick in the balls for rock, and on the heels of the devastating news the music seemingly headed into a tailspin. The passionate, zeitgeist-shifting post-punk offered up by Nirvana and the slew of alternative acts that succeeded in their wake was quickly supplanted by grunge-lite and forgettable one-hit wonders. The Spice Girls lurked just around the bend.
But while rock fans were in mourning, another genre of music was experiencing a rebirth. Two weeks after Cobain's death, a young rapper named Nas released his debut LP, Illmatic, an album marked by gritty b-boy melodies and stunning lyricism. That same year Sean "Puffy" Combs tried his hand at directing a music video for a new group called Outkast. Biggie and Tupac were homies. The Wu-Tang Clan were unrivaled in skill (or size) as an MC collective. Snoop, then calling himself "Doggy Dogg," became the undeniable king of rap. And a female MC named Da Brat did not have to expose her breasts or thong to become the first solo female rapper to push a million-plus units. Hip-hop hasn't exactly been floundering in the decade that's passed since '94, but it hasn't seen as great -- or as influential -- a year since.
BiG.
Monday, September 21, 2009
AP Files #17
A P FILES 17 (MAGIC & A.P the MAYOR LIVE N PHILLY) from A.P. the MAYOR on Vimeo.
Movies with The Mayor
Sunday, September 20, 2009
TRENTON HEADLINES 9.20.2009
What are you feeding your kids?
DRUGS ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS EDUCATION LOVE HATE REAL FAKE...
Come on People lets take some responsibility for OUT future!
9.20.2009
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