How G-Funk Turned West Coast Rap Into an Endless Summer
In the heart of golden age hip-hop, Dr. Dre slowed the tempo, cranked the synths, and made the West Coast sound like a cruise down Crenshaw with the top down.
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How The Chronic Made G-Funk the Sound of the West Coast
In December 1992 Dr. Dre pressed play on a slow, synth-soaked bassline and the center of gravity in Golden Age hip-hop slid west. This is how The Chronic turned G-Funk into the sound of the decade.
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Illmatic, Ready to Die, and the Debut Albums That Defined the Golden Age
How a run of landmark debuts — The Chronic, Illmatic, Ready to Die, Doggystyle — turned 1990s rap into the Golden Age of hip-hop, one classic at a time.
