Early 2000s Hip-Hop & R&B is Defining Modern Rap. Story by Andre Gee ... That’s why he and a slew of other rap artists are doing the next best thing: ... making it hip-hop’s answer to the ...

SeaWorld San Diego's summer concert series will feature R&B, hip hop, and rap hits from the '90s and early 2000s, including performances from Waka Flocka, Fat Joe, Ginuwine, Trina and more.

Hip-hop’s sample reserve grows generationally. In the ‘90s, artists like RZA, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and others were culling the soul, funk and jazz records of the ‘70s.