In 1980, they released hip-hop's first commercial hit, "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang, and then followed that up with the even more sensational "The Message" (1982) and "White Lines ...

Hip-hop group N.W.A. came onto the scene in the late ‘80s with their debut album Straight Outta Compton. On the eponymous opening track, N.W.A. used the song to let listeners know where they ...

43. Sir Mix-A-Lot – “Posse on Broadway” (1988) As hip-hop spread from state to state in the ‘80s, the Pacific Northwest was one of the last regions with a platinum rap star to call its own.

In addition to having her own reality show and being in the Salt-N-Pepa reality show, Denton was also part of The Surreal Life: Fame Games in 2007, and appeared on Growing Up Hip-Hop, a show ...

So much happened in the ’80s in terms of culture, pop culture, and entertainment. It was in the ’80s where hip-hop and rap started to find their footing and breaking into the mainstream.

Formed in 1985, Salt-N-Pepa was one of the first all-female rap groups. They made a huge impact on the music world by changing the look of hip hop, and being unafraid to talk about previously ...

Boston, ’80s hip-hop, and the previously unseen photos that documented the scene By James Sullivan Globe Correspondent,Updated September 10, 2020, 12:26 p.m.

On August 11, 1973, hip-hop was born, changing music and popular culture forever. But in each decade since, the genre has been distinct, with its own style, stars and sounds. In honor of hip-hop ...

Art ’80s hip-hop culture, courtesy of Ice-T and DJ Afrika Islam, is on vivid display at Harvard By Murray Whyte Globe Staff,Updated November 24, 2023, 6:00 a.m.

To read more about the background of this list and my thoughts on making it, check out the introduction to my rankings. Without further ado, here are #80-71 of my top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the ...

A collection of hip-hop cassette tapes from the 1980s is displayed at the Boston campus of the University of Massachusetts. The University is home to the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive.

Let's take a trip down memory lane to highlight some of the hottest rap songs of the 1980s.