2023-09-21
1 分钟Hip hop reigns as the genre that influences every aspect of our culture. From fashion to film, the origins of this prolific sound can be traced back to one year - 1988. Through the unique perspective and personal experiences of host Will Smith, Class of ’88 reveals the milestone moments, albums and artists that inspired a sonic evolution and secured 1988 as hip hop’s most important year. You can binge all episodes of Class of '88 exclusively and ad-free by joining Audible or Wondery+ in the Wondery App. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today, hip hop dominates pop culture.
But it wasn't always like that.
Before 1988, a lot of people saw our music as just a passing fad.
It had an expiration date like milk.
Like, that's what they were saying.
And to tell the story of how that changed, I want to take you back to a very special year in rap 88.
It was too much good music.
The world was on fire.
Yeah.
I'm Will Smith.
This is class of 88, my new podcast about the moments, albums and artists that inspired a sonic revolution and secured 1988 as one of hip hop's most important years.
We'll talk to the people who were there.
Queen Latifah, everybody dropped albums.
Like, we knew this was changing the world.
And Chuck D, we wanted to make people look at that hip hop thing.
Like, yo, you gotta respect it.
And my guy, DJ Jazzy Jeff, the.
Record company was calling and they were like, you guys are selling 150,000 records a day.
And you're like, what?
And most of all, we'll bring you some amazing stories, like our tour with Run dmc.