![]() There are three levels of hip-hop to me: classic, current and "turn your brain off and enjoy it." That latter bubble? Think Migos, Young Thug, and Bobby Shmurda's "Hot Nigga" record. REWIND: Old-School Rap Lowers "The Boom" on Radio Beyoncéīut the question is, is it any good? Would I be subjecting people to Boom 92 with every tweet, snapchat and body gyration I could think of? Probably. A random discussion with a friend and Rakim(!), of all people, earlier this year brought up the need of a classic hip-hop station. To those in the know, it was more than esoteric. Monday by playing the Geto Boys, Houston's version of Public Enemy. iHeartMedia's 93.7 The Beat is now up against The Box, which is owned by Radio One, which stunted last week by shuttering its News92 format in favor of B92 - an all-Beyoncé station - before dropping an even bigger bomb: classic hip-hop radio.īoom 92 arrived at 5 p.m. Houston, once an arena dominated by one rap-radio titan, now has three stations. That was July 2012 a lot has changed since then. It dealt with more Rick Ross detailing his sexual prowess than I ever wanted to imagine. This was before the station implemented a not-secret but widely understood policy of supporting locals. About two years ago, I decided to listen to 97.9 The Box over the course of a weekend. ![]()
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