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XXL takes a look at how new TV shows pay homage to 1990's hip-hop music. From Nas to Wu-Tang Clan, classic rap tracks are soundtracking scene-stealing moments.
But it was in the 1990s that the sound had perhaps its most golden of eras. Here below, we wanted to explore three songs from that decade that have since stood the test of time.
As the investigation into the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur ramped up, prosecutors dug into the past and took the grand jury back to some of the most pivotal moments in the East-West Coast rap rivalry.
Some of hip-hop’s attempts to understand and explain love hit the nail on the head and became classic records that we often refer to as romantic source material.
In the 1990s, music fans were treated to so much music. Diverse offerings from electronic bands, rap artists, rockers, grunge and alternative bands, bubblegum pop, jam bands and much more. It was ...
Someone sampled Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" for a popular 1990s rap song. Here's a look at that track and its chart performance.
“There were artists [in the 1990’s] talking about money, but there was so much diversity in Hip Hop too. There was gangsta rap. There was backpack rap. There was flashy, flossy rap.
A rap report card from 1980's rapper Kool Moe Dee, done in the late 1990s, has surfaced the internet.
Shangri-La Records; "Lo-Fi in Hi-Fi" listening series is celebrating classic 1990s Memphis rap from Three 6 Mafia, 8Ball & MJG and more.
Winter fashion in Hip-Hop has always been more than just about staying warm—it’s about flexing personal style, repping your neighborhood, and pushing boundaries. From the oversized puffer ...
As the investigation into the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur ramped up, prosecutors dug into the past and took the grand jury back to some of the most pivotal moments in the East-West Coast rap rivalry.