Category: New Jack Swing

1992: Grunge and Gansta Rap Take Over

As 1992 began, the music industry was changing dramatically. The Nirvana-led alternative/grunge movement now included Seattle’s other musical heavyweight, Pearl Jam. Suburban youth who used to do the “running man” to BBD now rejected Pop/R&B music, questioning its integrity and flocking to what they considered “real music” – the sounds of neo-punk angst. That spelled […]