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GoldenAge

As the term implies, the Golden Age is considered to be the heyday of Hip Hop. During these years, Hip Hop transitioned from regional clusters of musically unique sub-cultures into a global, multi-platinum, mainstream musical force. Despite their success, Hip Hop artists of the Golden Age maintained their sense of roots, innovation, musical diversity, and integrity. Sampling production techniques became an essential ingredient of the genre and lyrical subject principally focused on underlying themes of black identity and socio-political consciousness. Golden Age encompasses the monumental US releases of these years including, Run-DMC's 'Rising Against', Public Enemy's 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back', Beastie Boys' 'License To Ill' and KRS-One, Eric B. & Rakim, De La Soul, and A Tribe Call Quest.

Synonym(s) GoldenAgeHipHop

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Parents	HipHop	Typically features rapped vocals (emphasis on rhythm over melody, characteristically verbose compared to other musical styles) over beats. It emerged out of neighborhood block parties as part of a broader hip-hop culture among African-American communities in the Bronx in New York City in the late 1970s.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.

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