About this episode

The episode discusses the overlooked origins of Hip Hop music and challenges the narrative that it began in 1996.

Just because every ALL TIME Great list in Hip Hop Music begins with BIG and ends with Kanye ... lets stop omitting the foundation

People in this episode

Host: encyclopedia Hip Hop

Topics covered

• Hip Hop history
• music foundations
• cultural commentary
• great artists
• music evolution

Keywords

• Hip Hop
• music history
• BIG
• Kanye
• greatest artists
• cultural roots
• music evolution

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