If the 1990s were a golden age for rap music, then it was the 1980s that helped to usher it in. Sure, the 1990s had acts like Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and Eminem, but the decade prior boasted its own ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house ...