Giants of rap such as Jay-Z, Eminem and Kanye West had major releases in 2013 but more notable for the hip hop genre was its crossover into the broader cultural conversation. Photos: AP, The New York Times, Universal Music HK
Giants of rap such as Jay-Z, Eminem and Kanye West had major releases in 2013 but more notable for the hip hop genre was its crossover into the broader cultural conversation. Photos: AP, The New York Times, Universal Music HK
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Hip hop, long an outsider, is now part of the pop culture mainstream

Great recordings aside, hip hop's most notable development has been its assimilation intothe pop mainstream,writesKieran Yates

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Updated: 4:14pm, 5 Jan, 2014

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Giants of rap such as Jay-Z, Eminem and Kanye West had major releases in 2013 but more notable for the hip hop genre was its crossover into the broader cultural conversation. Photos: AP, The New York Times, Universal Music HK
Giants of rap such as Jay-Z, Eminem and Kanye West had major releases in 2013 but more notable for the hip hop genre was its crossover into the broader cultural conversation. Photos: AP, The New York Times, Universal Music HK
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