Boogie Down Productions “Love’s Gonna Get’cha (Material Love)” (Jive) Billboard chart positions: Hot R&B Singles (#46), Hot Rap Singles (#4) “Love’s Gonna Get’cha” is arguably…
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: EPMD
EPMD “Gold Digger” (Def Jam Recordings) Billboard chart positions: Hot R&B Singles (#14), Hot Rap Singles (#1) “Gold Digger” was the first entry in EPMD’s…
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Big Daddy Kane “Cause I Can Do It Right” (Cold Chillin’) Billboard chart position: Hot Rap Singles (#4) By the time of his third album,…
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Above the Law “Murder Rap” (Ruthless Records) Billboard chart position: Hot Rap Singles (#1) Above the Law “Untouchable” (Ruthless Records) Billboard chart position: Hot Rap…
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M.C. Mitchski “Go with the Flow…”/“What the Hell the Police Can Do?” (Def City Records) Coney Island rapper MC Mitchski the Rapping Comedian is best…
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Mac Dre “Too Hard for the Fuckin’ Radio” (Strictly Business Records) On most of the internet, a 1989 date is given for Mac Dre’s cassette…
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A Tribe Called Quest “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo” (Jive) Billboard chart position: Hot Rap Singles (#9) A Tribe Called Quest “Bonita Applebum”/”Bonita…
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The Automator King of the Beats: “I’m Non Violent” and “King of the Beats” (Radioactive) King of the Beats is the second release from Bay…
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A.N.M. “Trigger Happy Cop” (JR Records) “Trigger Happy Cop,” a single from A.N.M.’s (Anti Nigger Machine) 1991 album Let the Message Rize, is a protest…
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In 1990, the hip-hop nation established itself as a rising power. But that same success forced many of its practitioners to reckon with the costs of reaching an audience that didn’t appreciate the nuances and innovations of Black culture.
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