Get Off My Lawn

This episode represents the first in a multi-part series exploring the question, When did HipHop go from a predominantly creative outlet for artistic and cultural expression to a commercial tool wielded by jackasses for the glorification of ignorance, pathology, and conspicuous consumption? Using, the Billboard Rap charts as a guide, J (@HipHopTaliban), East Coast Dre (@AndreCole), and Professor Adolphus Belk Jr. (@abjrphd), examine HipHop music, Month-by-month, year-by-year, from the Golden Era to the Trap — Along the way, identifying a list of suspects to later be charged with the high crime of attempting to kill HipHop! Listeners can follow along with the discussion by downloading a pdf document containing 26 years of Rap music charts HERE. We also say a fond farewell to West Coast Dre and pay respects to Sean Price. 26:32 — 1989 - 1990 43:15 — 1991 51:18 — 1992 01:09:32 — RIP Sean Price