Presented by Lexus, proud supporter of Black Music Month, this episode concentrates on the 1990s and the rise of hip-hop as a dominant force in the music industry. We will explore the era of Golden Age Hip-Hop, the emergence of influential record labels, dance and the genre’s increasing presence on Billboard charts. From fashion to rivalries, we cover it all.
Gail Mitchell: The ’90s represented a crucial chapter in the rise of hip-hop. A lot of people refer to it as the Golden Age of Hip-Hop. Laurieann Gibson: We were celebrating the art form, the dance, the fashion, the family aspect, the records.
There was such a pride Yo-Yo: Hip-hop was really starting to make an impact. Let’s talk about the golden era, the ’90s I mean, the rise of hip-hop. Hip-hop was really starting to make an impact.
Dyana Williams: We’re getting artists that are taking it to another level. Catrise Johnson: ’90s hip-hop was filled with some of the most iconic East and West Coast founding fathers like Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Jay-Z, Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre.
Trevor Anderson: During the 1990s, some of the most popular acts, certainly Tupac and Biggie really representing that East Coast-West Coast rivalry, both of them really playing out on the rivalry in the streets and in their songs, but on the charts as well. Both of them had No. 1 hits on the Hot 100.
Both of them were charting many top five, top 10 tracks. So those were definitely two of the big pillars of the 1990s. You al.