<description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Chang, author of &lt;a href= "https://amzn.to/46yKOCf"&gt;&lt;em data-start="176" data-end="199"&gt;Can't Stop Won't Stop&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, joins the pod to reminisce about when hip hop moved from park jams to mainstream America in the 1980s. From "Rapper's Delight" to Run-DMC's crossover moment to Rakim changing the flow entirely and Public Enemy making it political, Jeff breaks down the turning points. We revisit the so-called golden era debate, why the 80s deserve more respect, and our nomintations for the best rappers of this time. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For more content like this, subscribe to &lt;a href= "https://jonsmalltalk.substack.com"&gt;Small Talk &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wanna go to Gen X Con? &lt;a href="http://genxcon.com/"&gt;Sign up &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Jonathan Small

A Hip Hop Historian on the Records That Started It All

MAR 2, 202677 MIN
Write About Now

A Hip Hop Historian on the Records That Started It All

MAR 2, 202677 MIN

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Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop, joins the pod to reminisce about when hip hop moved from park jams to mainstream America in the 1980s. From "Rapper's Delight" to Run-DMC's crossover moment to Rakim changing the flow entirely and Public Enemy making it political, Jeff breaks down the turning points. We revisit the so-called golden era debate, why the 80s deserve more respect, and our nomintations for the best rappers of this time. For more content like this, subscribe to Small Talk Wanna go to Gen X Con? Sign up