There was something special brewing in Los Angeles around the tail end of the 1980s. In the wake of N.W.A.'s classic Straight Outta Compton album, young creatives began stretching and reshaping ...
AUSTIN, Texas — The moment the first few notes of Warren G.’s masterpiece “Regulate” play, the whole room changes. The smooth sample of Michael McDonald’s “I Keep Forgettin’” sets the mood, but it is ...
This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...