Word: hip-hop
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...Boom-bap: The signature hard bass and snapping snare sound of classic New York hip-hop. “Boom boom bap / boom boom-boom...
...Beats: New York’s home of underground hip-hop, located at the corner of 6th Ave. and 8th St., Manhattan, on the second floor. Shiftee’s favorite record store...
...Golden Age of hip-hop: Roughly 1986-1994. Rapid creative innovation spurred hip-hop’s rise to mainstream success. Signature artists: Run-DMC, Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys, and De La Soul...
...Massive Records: Briefly, the nexus of Boston’s underground hip-hop scene. Located near Harvard Square, shuttered its doors...
...turn the tide; the album goes from so-so to worthwhile. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel join forces over producer Just Blaze’s sped-up sampling of the Isley Brothers’ “Between the Sheets” to rebut the haters who think that hip-hop is ruining America. Two tracks later, Jigga and Nas take ‘em to church on an organ-imbued, lyrically dazzling collaboration detailing the downsides to success. “Falling,” the final official track of the album, concludes on a fitting if somewhat...