Why this Biggie track is the greatest hip-hop song
5 years, 3 months ago

Why this Biggie track is the greatest hip-hop song

BBC  

Why this Biggie track is the greatest hip-hop song Notorious B.I.G Juicy: Number 1 in BBC Music's greatest hip-hop song of all time poll Why has The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut Juicy topped BBC Music’s poll of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time? The greatest hip-hop song of all time, in their opinion, is Juicy by The Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls. In that vein, Sean “Diddy” Combs served as Biggie’s sonic steward and godfather. Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs served as Biggie’s sonic steward and godfather Juicy is synonymous with hip-hop’s ambitious ethos.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Reckoning with hip-hop's past; Remembering Biggie Smalls
1 year, 4 months ago

Fresh Air Weekend: Reckoning with hip-hop's past; Remembering Biggie Smalls

NPR  

Fresh Air Weekend: Reckoning with hip-hop's past; Remembering Biggie Smalls Enlarge this image toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. This week: 'Louder Than A Riot' reckons with hip-hop's past and looks to a more inclusive future: …

Review: The world that made and unmade the Notorious B.I.G.
2 years, 7 months ago

Review: The world that made and unmade the Notorious B.I.G.

LA Times  

On the Shelf 'It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him' By Justin Tinsley Abrams: 352 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. There are countless ways to express this idea, but probably none more clever than this: “There’s gonna …

Greatest hip-hop song poll: Trends and surprises
5 years, 3 months ago

Greatest hip-hop song poll: Trends and surprises

BBC  

Greatest hip-hop song poll: Trends and surprises The poll is ‘Golden Age’-heavy, has only two women, features Biggie and Kanye, but there’s no place for JAY-Z Hip-hop heads love competition. The 25 tracks that appear on the list span eras and regions, a cross-country discography of the US – from hip-hop’s boom-bap origins to a slew of artists up and …

Critics on the 10 greatest hip-hop songs of all time
5 years, 3 months ago

Critics on the 10 greatest hip-hop songs of all time

BBC  

Critics on the 10 greatest hip-hop songs of all time In their words, critics reveal why these songs are classics of the genre “You are appreciated…” Tupac Shakur’s Dear Mama is as much a homage to his own mother as it is to issues still plaguing the black community today. Brian Josephs, critic Passin’ Me By, The Pharcyde: Number 8 …

The greatest hip-hop songs of all time
5 years, 3 months ago

The greatest hip-hop songs of all time

BBC  

The greatest hip-hop songs of all time BBC Music polled over 100 critics in 15 countries to find the best hip-hop song ever – here’s the top 25 list When Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight came out 40 years ago, it was dismissed by many tastemakers as a gimmicky track made to make money. Rapper’s Delight wasn’t the first hip-hop song, …

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