Listening Guide: 1980s Hip-Hop
Kyle Eustice
August 10, 2023
The 1980s were a pivotal time in hip-hop’s development. Listen to these ten songs that helped define the decade.
Kyle Eustice
Kyle Eustice is a veteran music journalist for publications such as HipHopDX, Thrasher, Wax Poetics, High Times and RAPstation, curated by Chuck D of Public Enemy.
Egyptian Lover and the Art of Staying Gold
Kyle Eustice
September 29, 2021
Egyptian Lover—born Gregory Broussard—began his love affair with the Roland TR-808 as a teenager. It has been his muse ever since.
Listening Guide: Essential Women in Hip-Hop
Kyle Eustice
September 15, 2021
Before hip-hop was the world’s most dominant musical genre, several groundbreaking women blazed a fiery trail for others to follow.