American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonder Rap Songs That Personify the 1990s

Music boasts many powers, many special abilities. One of those is its chance to transport the listener back to a different time. Want to feel the vibrant 1960s? Put on early Bob Dylan. The strange ...
American Songwriter

No Skips: 3 Perfect Rap Albums From the Golden Age of the 1990s

Let’s take a vote. For everyone who believes that the 1990s were the best years for rap music, raise your hand. Okay, that’s one… two… three… all of you ...
Commercial Appeal

'Lo-Fi in Hi-Fi' listening series puts focus on classic '90s Memphis rap: Here's the lineup

Shangri-La Records' "Lo-Fi in Hi-Fi" series returns for a second season, celebrating 1990s Memphis hip-hop. The series will be held at the B-Side venue in Minglewood Hall and livestreamed. Each month ...
Rolling Out

Rap icons bring ‘Kings of the West’ tour to the Midwest

A lineup of legendary West Coast hip-hop artists will perform at the Iowa Event Center for the “Kings of the West” concert on Friday, July 11. Bobby Dee & Wynn ...
KQED

Unsigned and Hella Broke: The East Bay’s Dirt-Hustling 1990s Hip-Hop Subculture

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, an ongoing KQED series about Bay Area hip-hop history. “I’ll never lose that spirit, but I don’t miss being on the street from morning to night,” ...