The Big Hip Hop Conversation

This week on The Next Take Podcast, Canada’s own Mikel brings together special guests Keith, Kosta, D-Town, and RJ for a wide-ranging conversation about hip-hop culture, music, and its evolution. The crew breaks down Complex’s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All Time, discusses legendary producer Rick Rubin, debates albums from Eminem and Kanye West, and asks a bigger question: Has social media helped or hurt hip-hop?

Plus, much more from the world of hip-hop. Complex’s ranking of the 100 greatest hip-hop beats of all time and debate the production that helped shape the sound of the culture.

From boom-bap and G-funk to Southern hip-hop, trap and drill, we look at iconic work from producers such as Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, RZA, Timbaland, The Neptunes, Kanye West, Metro Boomin and more. ( Via Source: Complex’s “The 100 Best Hip-Hop Beats of All Time, Ranked” ) Hip-hop is more than just a style of music—it is a cultural and artistic movement that has evolved dramatically since its beginnings in the Bronx during the 1970s.

Built around elements such as MCing/rapping, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti, hip-hop gave young Black and Latino communities a powerful form of creative expression. Over the decades, the music expanded into numerous styles and subgenres, including boom bap, gangsta rap, conscious hip-hop, trap, alternative hip-hop and more.

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