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Story · 5 min
The Bronx, 1973
How a back-to-school party in a rec room started a culture that now runs music, fashion and the internet.
- 2
Story · 6 min
The Golden Era
Mid-'80s to mid-'90s: the ten years when rap went worldwide and invented almost every style it still uses.
- 3
Story · 5 min
East Coast vs West Coast
Two coasts, two sounds, two record labels, and a rivalry that got way too real.
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Story · 6 min
The South Got Something to Say
Booed in New York in 1995, running the entire genre by the 2010s. How Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans and Memphis took over.
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Story · 6 min
Blogs, SoundCloud & Streaming
Kanye's pink polos, Drake's free mixtape, bedroom rappers on SoundCloud, and how streaming made rap the biggest genre in America.