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golden age hip-hop

name given to mainstream hip hop music created in the mid/late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly by artists and musicians originating from the New York metropolitan area

16 artists

Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

G-funk, West Coast hip-hop

KRS-One

KRS-One

East Coast hip-hop, boom bap

Too Short

Too Short

G-funk, West Coast hip-hop

Kool Keith

Kool Keith

East Coast hip-hop, abstract hip-hop

Ice-T

Ice-T

West Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap

Slick Rick

Slick Rick

East Coast hip-hop, hip-hop

Kool G Rap

Kool G Rap

East Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap

Pete Rock

Pete Rock

East Coast hip-hop, alternative hip-hop

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

East Coast hip-hop, disco

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Boogie Down Productions

East Coast hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop

Get Loose Crew

Get Loose Crew

Canadian hip-hop, hip-hop

Pete Rock & CL Smooth

Pete Rock & CL Smooth

East Coast hip-hop, jazz rap

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Black Sheep

East Coast hip-hop, alternative hip-hop

Joseph Simmons

Joseph Simmons

East Coast hip-hop, hip-hop

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Antoinette

Jam Master Jay

Jam Master Jay

hip-hop, rap rock

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