Everyone calls the ’90s the Golden Age Hip-Hop. That’s cute—but it still feels like a lazy summary of a decade that completely rewrote the rules. Rap albums of the ’80s gave us the blueprint—Slick ...

The lauded ‘golden age‘ of hip-hop was rich with amazing samples. The genre and culture were still relatively early in their inception, so the potential for sampling was abundant. Moreover, copyright ...

A lot of 90s hip-hop was built on sampling, as was the hip-hop and rap of the decade before. Since the release of Sugarhill Gang’s 1979 game-changing track “Rapper’s Delight”, hip-hop has been defined ...

The Firm would never release another studio album, with its members eventually returning to their respective solo careers.

Audrey Connelly is a writer living and working in Boston, MA. Music is and has always been one of the most important parts of her life. While rock & roll is her true love, Audrey's taste runs the ...

The ensemble of “The Remix” performing their production. The show blends tap, poetry and live music. Photo via: Spoleto Festival USA. The addictive boom-bap of 1990s hip-hop never left the building.

Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard brought “Chasing Magic” to Spoleto Festival USA in 2023. The duo returns to Charleston this year with “The Remix.” Photo credit: Tony Turner. The familiar boom-bap of ...