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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
Hip-hop and house both have their origins in the 1970s and early 1980s – in fact, they recently celebrated a 50th and 40th ...
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Cruising Down Memory Lane: Kool G Rap’s Iconic 1970s Cadillac DeVille
Step back in time with Kool G Rap’s legendary 1970s Cadillac DeVille. This classic car, with its powerful 8.2L V8 engine and ...
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." ...
Irv Gotti, Streetwise Hip-Hop Music Mogul, Dies at 54
A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...
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 ...
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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
The pulse of the 1970s The roots of hip-hop and house music both lie in the seismic shifts of the late 1970s, a period of sociopolitical unrest and electronic experimentation that redefined the ...