Though the era was marred by controversy, violence, arrests, coastal rivalries, and finally tragedy, the '90s stand as the heyday of the greatest, most impactful, influential artists rap has ever ...

The Godfather of ’90s rap, Compton, California’s Dr. Dre made his bones in the ’80s with N.W.A. and then solidified his status as one of the greatest of all time in the ’90s, discovering ...

Hip-hop was first created in 1973 in the Bronx, but it wasn't until the '90s that West Coast rappers truly showcased their unique sound on another level. The cool thing about West Coast rap, it's ...

Coolio won the Best Rap Solo Performance award for "Gangsta's ... Los Angeles-based group WC and the Maad Circle in the early '90s, along with WC, Big Gee and DJ Crazy Toones.

After giving birth to the genre two decades earlier, New York entered the ’90s with an emphasis ... includes all of the Southern rap songs that were featured on our 250 Best Songs of the ...

10-1 of Billboard’s 50 Greatest Rap Groups of All Time ... adored set was a crystal-clear distillation of that late-’90s sentiment, presented by two lyrically deft MCs and flow innovators ...

Apparently, it did so for plenty of others, as well; “You Got Me” won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a ... This one is 90 percent of the reason Questlove’s opinions hold ...