Hip-Hop Is Still King

Ali Johan | Daryl Ong

06-Nov-19 22:00

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Kanye West’s gospel-inspired album, Jesus Is King, has reached No.1 of the Billboard 200, which is also his ninth time in a row to reach this position. Whether you love or hate Yeezy, you can’t deny that he is amongst a stream of hip-hop and/or rap artists that have dominated both the music industry and pop culture today. BFM producer Ali Johan helps us figure out why hip-hop has overthrown rock as the king of genres.

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Produced by: Haniff Baharudin, Daryl Ong, Ali Johan

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Categories: Film, Music

Tags: the pulse, music news, hip-hop, genre, Kanye West,

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