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First Wave Hip-House: 1988-1990

mreeves March 17, 2020 No Comments 80s raphip-house

Born in the 1980s, hip-house was a shotgun marriage between two hot springs of black innovation. Its reputation lies somewhere between unalloyed club bliss and pop kitsch.

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