HipHopOfThe90s | Hip-Hop & Rap Music on Instagram: "When Vanilla Ice released “Ice Ice Baby” in 1990, it became the first hip-hop single in history to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 💿🔥 The track famously uses the bassline from “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie, a similarity that sparked one of music's earliest mainstream conversations about sampling and credit. At first, Vanilla Ice claimed the two songs were different, saying his version added “one extra note,” a quote that becam

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Songkills | music on Instagram: "Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise, released in 1995, became one of the most iconic hip hop songs of the 90s. Featured in the movie Dangerous Minds, the track stood out for its clean lyrics, haunting choir, and powerful use of Stevie Wonder’s Pastime Paradise sample. The song reflects on struggle, survival, and inner conflict, giving it a darker and more thoughtful tone than much of rap at the time. It won a Grammy, topped charts worldwide, and remains a cultural landma