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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...
Irv Gotti, Def Jam hip-hop exec and Murder Inc. co-founder, dies at 54
Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. on June 26, 1970, was a key figure in the sound of ‘90s and 2000s hip-hop, when brash ...
Revolutionary hip-hop, R&B producer Irv Gotti suddenly dies at 54
Irv Gotti's signature production style was evident on hit songs including "I'm Real," "Always on Time" and "Foolish." ...
Music executive and hip-hop producer Irv Gotti dies at 54
Irv Gotti, music producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records who helped launch the careers of artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died on Feb. 5, according to his family. He was 54. Gotti's three ...
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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
The pulse of the 1970s Advertisement The roots of hip-hop ... As the 2025 Grammy Awards celebrate today’s leading house and hip-hop artists and their contemporary achievements, it is clear ...
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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
(THE CONVERSATION) There was a time when artists representing ... The roots of hip-hop and house music both lie in the seismic shifts of the late 1970s, a period of sociopolitical unrest and ...