2.  Hip hop's "golden age" is a name
given to a period in mainstream hip
hop, usually cited as being a period
varying in time frames during the
1980s and 1990s said to be
characterized by its
diversity, quality, innovation and
influence.

3.  The Beastie Boys – “Sabotage”; “Body Moving”
 Run-DMC - “It’s Tricky”; “Walk This Way”
 Public Enemy – “Harder Than You Think”

4.  The golden age is noted for its innovation – a time
"when it seemed that every new single reinvented
the genre”
 Nothing in this era was contrived.
 The most definitive feature of Hip-Hop from the
golden age was how heavy sampling was used.
 As we just heard a very versatile range of samples,
and backing tracks were used.
 Another characteristic of the golden age is the
innovative and creative advances in rapping
technique.

5.  The golden age came to being after the
commercial success of Run-DMC.
 The 1983 release of their single “It’s Like
That”/”Sucker MCs” was well received by the
public and critics, and soon after other Hip-
Hop acts followed in the trio’s success by being
more creative with their tracks.
 The gangsta rap explosion brought about the
end of the golden age in 1993.

6.  The golden years – Pt. 1
 The golden years – Pt. 2