However, by the time the 1980s rolled around, hip-hop started seeing a lot more commercial appeal, with hit songs hitting mainstream audiences, the creation of subgenres, and elevated sound ...

The 1980s were hip-hop’s first full decade as a documented musical genre on record, and from ’80 to ’89, rap grew from single to albums, from party songs to social commentary, from simple ...

For starters, we agonized over how to group together 50 songs from over the decades and ... Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” as Hip-Hop’s first music single, while others would ...

Arguably the first hip-hop song to ever reach the top 40 of the Billboard ... and police brutality in the United States in the late '80s. "If the government dictates who you are, then you're ...

But on this list, only one song from Drake’s love catalog will be mentioned. We’re also rounding up our top affectionate hip-hop cuts from classic ‘80s throwbacks to Y2K-era favorites to ...

Sometimes you hear a new hip-hop song and think ... In the late 1970s and early ’80s, studio bands did the job. Then producers started using drum machines to make beats that sounded like ...

Love and hip-hop are such a perfect match because the ... with you through the good and bad times. One of the best ’80s songs of all time, Biz Markie brought a sense of humor to this old ...

You can see the full list of songs from the 50 Years Of Hip-Hop performance below.

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