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Apr 1, 2023 · Hip-hop’s “Golden Age” was an embarrassment of riches: Boogie Down Productions, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Just Ice, Masta Ace, Marley Marl, KMD, LL Cool J, UMCs… every week, the 80s and early 90s revealed rap talent to thrill the heart, soul and mind.
Mar 1, 2023 · By Mike Floorwalker / March 1, 2023 10:22 am EST. The "Golden Age of Rap" is loosely defined as the period between 1986 and 1993, give or take a couple of years on either side, as noted by the Chicago Tribune. Like most golden ages, it was characterized by explosive growth, both creatively and in terms of its place in the popular consciousness ...
Jun 2, 2013 · Charting with Hip Hop’s first ever number one album, 1986’s Licensed To Ill, the diversity, innovation, quality and influence that the golden age fed upon was never more evident than on...
Aug 11, 2023 · Allmusic described the golden age as, ‘characterised by skeletal beats, samples cribbed from hard rock or soul tracks, and tough dis raps… rhymers like Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Rakim and LL Cool J basically invented the complex wordplay and lyrical kung-fu of later hip hop.’
The golden age is recognized for its innovation and diversity of sound, and overall influence on hip-hop. During this period, rappers’ wordplay became more complex and songs tackled everything from self-praise and Afrocentricity to crime, the economy, and other modern struggles.
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Nov 3, 2022 · By Jonathan Abrams. November 3, 2022. The success of Run-DMC and Def Jam, which proved hip-hop’s gargantuan commercial viability, would usher in what is now known as the golden age, during which a wave of innovation, competition, and diversity swept across the genre. The music’s pioneers, having established hip-hop, had left a canvas for ...
