This was hip-hop history and they took it away tonight.

This CD makes the metaphor literal, offering a lesson in hip-hop history like a book on tape.

Illmatic has become a totem, a work that both looked back into hip-hop history and pointed towards its future.

Allmusic describes it as "one of the best posse cuts in hip-hop history", and "classic".

Years later, the song "Big Beat" became the most-sampled songs in hip-hop history.

He also made the "Eastside Hotel" one of the most famous locales in hip-hop history.

It is also the first triple album in hip-hop history.

"The Message" went platinum in less than a month and went on to become arguably the greatest record in hip-hop history.

Colleges and universities around the country are offering conferences and courses devoted to hip-hop history.

There's much more awareness of hip-hop history in other countries.