Monday, December 30, 2013
Not Selling Out: 20 Years Ago Pioneers De La Soul refused to go POP!
This year marks the 20th anniversary of a remarkable year in music. Over
the 12 months of 1993, Queen Latifah, Salt 'n' Pepa, Snoop Dogg, A
Tribe Called Quest, the Wu-Tang Clan and more than a dozen other rappers
released albums that helped to change the sound of America. Among them
was a record by De La Soul that challenged the music industry — an
industry then obsessed with taking hip-hop to the mainstream. The album
is now considered a classic. Read Full story at NPR
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