The era also witnessed the flourishing of diverse genres, from the guitar-driven anthems of hair metal to the emergence of ...

When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

The rap duo found fame in the 80s and are best known for their hit Wee Rule which reached number six on the UK singles chart in October 1988. The song pairs schoolgirl rhymes with dancehall rhythms.

"Hip-house and hip-hop being such a fresh thing in those days, people just were not expecting someone from Wales to be doing it. "There’s something about us that comes from having gone through ...