10 Massive 80s Hip Hop Hits That Invented Modern Rap Production Styles (80s Hidden Gems)

These are the rap songs that built everything. The records that came before the platinum plaques, the stadium tours and the household names. The songs that Jay-Z, Biggie, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar studied in private — while most people never even heard the names of the artists who made them. Ten hidden gems from the 80s. Ten stories that never got told loudly enough. Until now. This is the Golden Hip-Hop Era. Where the real stories live. 🎤 Checkout these    • Hip-Hop Facts That Hit Different   00:00 — Intro 0:44 — 10 — Boogie Down Productions "South Bronx" (1986) — A Homeless Teen And A Social Worker Changed Music Forever 02:39 — 9 — Biz Markie "Just a Friend" (1989) — He Accidentally Changed Music Law Forever 04:19 — 8 — Oran Juice Jones "The Rain" (1986) — The Marine Who Made The Most Dramatic Breakup Speech Ever 06:13 — 7 — JJ Fad "Supersonic" (1988) — The Girls Who Saved Ruthless Records Before NWA Did 08:00 — 6 — Big Daddy Kane "Raw" (1987) — The Man Who Gave Jay-Z His First Stage 09:49 — 5 — Kool Moe Dee "How Ya Like Me Now" (1987) — He Put A Jeep Tire On His Album Cover Crushing His Rival's Hat 11:44 — 4 — MC Lyte "Paper Thin" (1988) — The First Female Rapper To Release A Solo Album In History 14:00 — 3 — Dana Dane "Nightmares" (1987) — Slick Rick's Best Friend Who History Forgot 17:08 — 2 — Roxanne Shanté "Roxanne's Revenge" (1984) — One Take. Fourteen Years Old. History Made 19:06 — 1 — Special Ed "I Got It Made" (1989) — Written At 14. Performed At 16. Still Playing Decades Later 21:34 — Outro #GoldenHipHopEra #HiddenGemsHipHop #OldSchoolHipHop #80sRap #HipHopHistory #MCLyte #BigDaddyKane #BizMarkie #RoxanneShante #SpecialEd #KoolMoeDee #DanaDane #JJFad #OranJuiceJones #BoogieDownProductions #ForgottenRap #ClassicHipHop #GoldenEraHipHop #RapHistory #HipHopFacts