The song won the first hip-hop Grammy for Best Rap Performance, but the artists boycotted the ceremony in protest of the fact that the award wouldn’t be presented during the television broadcast.

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When I asked him to elaborate (mainly because my mother—God rest her soul—didn’t), he said that people who were parents now were the ’70s and ’80s kids who grew up with Hip-Hop as it ...

Bergen's hip-hop scene went mainstream in the '80s. This new exhibit celebrates it Gannett Jim Beckerman, NorthJersey.com April 15, 2024 at 4:16 AM Copied ...

For over 50 years, the hip-hop world has presented fans with hits that have reflected Black culture. But as the genre grew, several big-name white artists such as the Beastie Boys and Eminem rose ...

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"A lot of the early hip-hop stuff, or what they call hip hop-I like to call it funk stuff-that was happening in the '70s and '80s, started right here in Bayview," he said.

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