A reader recently asked us which old-school rap songs would never survive a modern label’s legal review, and honestly, the list writes itself. It sounds simple until you actually start answering it.

Marvin “Young MC” Young busted onto the scene with “Bust a Move” in the late 1980s, earning the first-ever televised Grammy for Best Rap Performance and etching his name into hip-hop history. Now ...

Rap started to make its impact on the world of mainstream pop music in the late 80s. Little by little, bands and acts that had already become stars in the hip hop arena began to work their way higher ...