What defines East Coast rap? For artists like Eric B ... N-Pepa’s “Push It” might not dazzle you with state-of-the-art wordplay, but they’re still all bona fide classics.

He regularly brought his records to East Coast concerts ... and part art. On the one hand, his images are historical documents that serve as an important record for hip-hop; Lazo estimates his ...

“Art, music, and nature are a big part of hip-hop. It's a big part of the elements ... Once Frazier finishes his journey along the East Coast, he hopes to plan a bike ride across the United ...

A lot of people refer to it as the Golden Age of Hip-Hop. Laurieann Gibson: We were celebrating the art form, the dance, the fashion, the family aspect, the records. There was such a pride Yo-Yo ...

But there are many sharp insights about the art of rap. The book opens with ... rap away from the grit and rawness of the east coast: “Suddenly hip-hop wasn’t a type of folk music.” ...

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It even sparked an East Coast/West Coast beef among some of the greatest MCs. The sound of hip-hop today may be totally different then it was then, but many rappers give praises to the iconic MCs ...

During the pair's conversation, which took place quite a while ago, they discussed the dynamics of the feud between East Coast and West Coast hip hop ... a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

Thanks to the amped up beef between the West Coast and East Coast rappers in the room ... childhood that influenced the project, and the art of interviewing your idols. Everyone has an entry ...