Author Peter Relic has been writing about hip-hop for publications such as Vibe, XXL and Rap Pages for about a quarter of a century, so he’s perfectly placed to dig into the story of Delicious Vinyl, and the rap tunes that propelled the label, and indeed the genre, into the mainstream public’s eye. Relic looks at Tone Loc’s “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina,” and Young MC’s “Bust a Move”—songs that placed hip-hop music firmly on the charts, gaining mass radio airplay in the process. It’s about time these guys, and Delicious Vinyl, got their props.
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