Dart Adams 4 days ago
To highlight the significance of this shift? Kurtis Blow was the first emcee signed to a major (Mercury) in 1980. He was the undisputed King Of Rap between 1980 and 1985. He was the first emcee to have a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th LP. By 1992, HIS entire back catalog was largely out of print too!
add a skeleton here at some point