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imagine what it was like back when the rolling stones would shock parents everywhere. my, how times have changed. >> i see hustling. i see killing. thats what i rap about. >> you can take me out of the ghetto, but you cant take the ghetto up out of me, though. >> its a tough time to grow up in. and nirvana and kurt cobain in particular reflect the angst. >> i learned how to write for myself, and its pretty ironic that most people related to it. >> boom, there it is, platinum record. >>...

>> you can take me out of the ghetto, but you cant take the ghetto up out of me, dog. >> its a tough time to grow up in. and nirvana and kurt cobain in particular reflect the angst. >> i learned how to write for myself, and its pretty ironic that most people related to it. >> boom, there it is, platinum record. >> country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts. >> the honeymoons over. now were getting down to real commerce. >> arent these girls just crazy? >> yeah, the...

>> yeah, they are. ♪ ♪ ♪ you may think of it as the channel that rattles your china, occasionally your teeth, and hypnotizes your children. but what you may want to know is that mtv is responsible for a complete revolution in the music business in this country. ♪ unskinny bop just blows me away ♪ >> mtv makes the hits. its as if there were just one national radio station for new songs. >> ending the 80s in terms of rock music, youre getting a lot of hair bands. youve got po...

My, how times have changed. I see hustling, i see killing. Thats what i rap about. You can take me out the ghetto but you cant the ghetto up out of me, though. Its a tough time to grow up in. Nirvana and kurt cobain particularly reflect the angst. I learned how to write for myself, and its pretty ironic that most people related to it. Boom there it is, platinum record. Country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts. The honeymoon is over. Now we are down to real commerce. Arent ...

A look at the diverse music of the 1990s, from Nirvana to Dixie Chicks to Tupac. Songwriter with an ability to scream almost in tune. It just gave an intensity that was really unique. I kill you, im not gonna crack nirvana gave the record industry a wakeup call and said, here is your new audience. So, start looking for the people with the clothes with the holes in the knees and you better run to those clubs to buy up the next one. I would go to the clubs and see bands like cat butt and bands lik...

>> oh, what up? >> whats going on? >> everything. its all good in the hood. >> sean "puffy" combs founded bad boy and biggie smalls was his marquee artist. they modeled their sound on death row in a lot of ways, kind of a gangster rap for the east coast. ♪ jump in the rover and come over tell your friends in the gsv ♪ ♪ i got the chronic by the ♪ ♪ i love it when you call me big papa ♪ ♪ throw your hands in the air if yous a true playa ♪ >> i make music about what i know. know wh...

They modeled their sound on death row in a lot of ways, kind of a gangster rap for the east coast. ♪ jump in the rover and come over tell your friends in the gsv ♪ ♪ i got the chronic by the ♪ ♪ i love it when you call me big papa ♪ ♪ throw your hands in the air if yous a true playa ♪ >> i make music about what i know. you know what im saying? if id have worked in mcdonalds, id have made rhymes about big macs and fries and stuff like that, you know what im saying? brooklyn, i see...

That ball beat from dre ♪ ♪ let me serenade the streets of l.a. ♪ ♪ from oakland to sac town the bay area and back down ♪ ♪ cali is where they put their neck down ♪ ♪ gimmie love ♪ >> suge was trying to expand death row all over the country. but who controlled most of the music in the east at that time? bad boy. >> papi, fab five freddies here. >> oh, what up, five? what goes on, baby? >> everything. its all good in the hood. >> sean "puffy" combs founded bad boy and biggie sma...

Music in the east at that time? bad boy. >> papi, fab five freddies here. >> oh, what up, five? what goes on, baby? >> everything. its all good in the hood. >> sean "puffy" combs founded bad boy and biggie smalls was his marquee artist. they modeled their sound on death row in a lot of ways, kind of a gangster rap for the east coast. ♪ jump in the rover and come over tell your friends in the gsv ♪ ♪ i got the chronic by the ♪ ♪ i love it when you call me big papa ♪ ♪ throw your han...

♪ i love it when you call me big papa ♪ ♪ throw your hands in the air if yous a true playa ♪ >> i make music about what i know. you know what im saying? if id have worked in mcdonalds, id have made rhymes about big macs and fries and stuff like that, you know what im saying? brooklyn, i see hustling, i see killing, i see gambling, i see girls, i see cars. thats what i rap about, whats in my environment. ♪ keep banging ♪ >> and the winner is -- notorious b.i.g. >> b.i.g.! puff daddy i...