American Songwriter

No Skips: 3 Perfect Rap Albums From the Golden Age of the 1990s

Let’s take a vote. For everyone who believes that the 1990s were the best years for rap music, raise your hand. Okay, that’s one… two… three… all of you ...
American Songwriter

3 Rap Albums From the Golden Era of the 1990s That Are Never Going Away

In the 1990s, music fans were treated to so much music. Diverse offerings from electronic bands, rap artists, rockers, grunge and alternative bands, bubblegum pop, jam bands, and much more. It was ...
Commercial Appeal

'Lo-Fi in Hi-Fi' listening series puts focus on classic '90s Memphis rap: Here's the lineup

Shangri-La Records' "Lo-Fi in Hi-Fi" series returns for a second season, celebrating 1990s Memphis hip-hop. The series will be held at the B-Side venue in Minglewood Hall and livestreamed. Each month ...
KQED

Unsigned and Hella Broke: The East Bay’s Dirt-Hustling 1990s Hip-Hop Subculture

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, an ongoing KQED series about Bay Area hip-hop history. “I’ll never lose that spirit, but I don’t miss being on the street from morning to night,” ...
The Root

Veteran Black Journalist’s New Novel Explores Love, Hip-Hop and Magazines in the 1990s

The Root spoke to Amy DuBois Barnett about her debut novel which explores the good and bad of hip-hop and journalism in the late 1990s. With more than two decades of experience in journalism, ...