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Use of samples exploded. "mo money mo problems" was a diana ross sample that an older crowd could hear and say, well, that sounds familiar to me, so maybe this isn't all bad. ♪ i see myself in the pistol smoke ♪ >> you have songs like coolio's "gangsta paradise" which is, on the surface, a heavier song but the hook is so inviting and warm. ♪ been spending most of their lives living in a gangster's paradise ♪ >> hip-hop had hit this point where it had become mainstream, and all of a sudden it starts appearing in other forms of music. there's this kind of rock-rap happening. ♪ sometime...

>> hip-hop had hit this point where it had become mainstream, and all of a sudden it starts appearing in other forms of music. there's this kind of rock-rap happening. ♪ sometimes, something kicked ♪ >> there's hip-hop that can be found in pop music. ♪ harrison ford getting frantic like sting i'm tantric like snickers guaranteed to satisfy ♪ >> there's r&b and rap mixing for new jack swing. ♪ new jack swing around town doesn't give a same type of feeling ♪ >> teddy riley was the big new jack swing producer, and he produced everybody. ♪ all i want to do zoom, zoom and a boom, boom...

They had success, they were still routinely marginalized within every aspect of the industry. there was not a lot of space in pop culture for a young woman's thoughts, feelings, voices, to be respected or taken seriously. ♪ i'm just a girl ♪ >> there was such a strange dichotomy to gwen stefani, super girlie but then also kind of tough. and then in front of this band of all guys. ♪ that's all that you'll let me be ♪ >> i'm just a girl in the world and that's all that you'll let me be. you know, it was like the middle finger up to every guy that ever annoyed you. >> look who's here. ala...