Hip-Hop 1990s – Critical Minded

Sunshine Rap

mreeves February 17, 2019 No Comments Hip-Hop 1990s Hip-Hop 2000s

Revisit a time when West Coast rap musicians embraced chunky funk and soul loops while rejecting the corporatist “bling” era.

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Source Material: MF Doom, Operation: Doomsday

(Note: This was originally written as part of Rhapsody’s “Source Material” series, which explored the influences behind a classic album. The influences listed are titles…

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Bay Area Mobb Music

mreeves November 27, 2016 1 Comment Hip-Hop 1990s

The San Francisco Bay Area rap scene’s most crucial development took place during the 1990s. This was the golden age of West Coast G-funk…and mobb music.