The 90s usually get called hip hop's golden era.

But the foundation was crafted in the 80s.

I went live with journalist and cultural critic Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop, to talk about the records that changed the game — from Blondie's "Rapture" to It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, from Run-DMC to Eric B. & Rakim.

Then we talk about the greatest Gen X rappers of all time.

Jeff drops some science here. Straight from the dome. I thought I knew everything there was to know about 80s hip hop.

Man, was I wrong.

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