3 Classic ’90s Debut Rap Albums That Will Make You Pine for the Golden Era of Hip-Hop

While rap music was born in the 1970s with groups like The Sugarhill Gang, it was codified in the 1980s with outfits like Run-DMC. But it was the 1990s when everything fell into place and the genre was both popular and here to stay. Not only was the public ready for the new art form but the 1990s provided some of the greatest to ever do it.