I didn’t like most of the music that was popular in the 1980s ... to be known as hip hop, but it wouldn’t seize control for another decade. Still, there were some awesome albums.

Detroit’s Eminem (Marshall Mathers) became a rap superstar in the 1990s and has been called the king of hip-hop for albums such as ... house parties In the 1980s, Run-DMC and former punk group ...

The late 1980s offered a burgeoning hip-hop scene, the bombast of hair metal, and heavily produced R&B. Old-fashioned pop songwriting was largely pushed to the margins in favor of these in-your-face ...