The 90s Part 5b: Hip-Hop's Effects Part 2
b'If we look at the state of rock here in the 21st century, it is no longer the main musical driver of popular culture\\u2026hip-hop is king\\u2026\\n\\nThis doesn\\u2019t mean it\\u2019s dead, that it doesn\\u2019t have a place in our lives, that it isn\\u2019t going to be around for decades to come\\u2026but if you\\u2019re honest, you\\u2019ll have to admit that hip-hop has extended its reach into popular culture with the strength and depth that used to belong to rock\\u2026\\n\\nAnd it\\u2019s not like rock\\u2019s appeal shrank\\u2026it\\u2019s that other genres have exploded, hip-hop being the genre with the most growth\\u2026\\n\\nNow let\\u2019s go back to the 1990s, the last decade where rock ruled everything\\u2026alt-rock was the thing\\u2026but if we dig through what happened in the 90s, we can see how hip-hop not only infiltrated alt-rock but how it was embraced, incorporated, and celebrated\\u2026\\n\\nRegions of the alt-rock universe began to evolve\\u2026the beats got bigger\\u2026the rhymes got tougher and more complicated\\u2026the vibe began to change\\u2026and it was all pretty good\\u2014but not all of it worked out well\\u2026\\n\\nWhat were hip-hop\\u2019s effects on alt-rock?...we\\u2019re going to continue with that topic on this next episode on the alternative 90s\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'