From Jay-Z to Migos, KRS-One to Cardi B, hip-hop has made plenty of statements in 50 years. Here are 50 essential tracks that show how it's done.
less than a minute into the rap classic still pops out, as does the clean guitar jangle that powers the song. Blow, a native New Yorker, hit a milestone with the track: It was the first rap song certified gold .With producer Timbaland, a fellow Virginian, behind the board,
featuring Puff Daddy. But the Queen Bee could also play with the popsters for a remake of “Lady Marmalade,” as she did in 2001 with Christina Aguilera, Mya and Pink.Given his penchant for lighthearted, bouncy material , the dramatic intonations of this megahit were both surprising and appealing. Coolio,
interspersed with a kid’s chorus piqued the attention of the mainstream and jumpstarted his career to superstardom.If you know nothing else about the businessman-game-show-host-friend-of-Martha-Stewart,” the indelible hook that introduced the rapper then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg. His languid flow coupled with obvious musical influences of George Clinton and Parliament’s “Give Up the Funk ” merged for a chill confection..
defined West Coast rap of the era. With the inclusion of Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren and Dr. Dre, N.W.A. is heralded as one of the most influential groups in hip-hop.from James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone blended into a cauldron of chest-thumping bass and quirky sound effects. The result was a No. 1 rap hit, as well as a No. 19 appearance on the Billboard Hot 100.
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