![]() ![]() One-third of the Fugees, Lauryn was hip hop’s musical painkiller, soothing the materialistic headache brought on by '90s champagne excess. A stark contrast to the conscious raps and introspective ballads that Lauryn Hill would introduce. Two sexually charged females doused in rhymes about coke deals, menage a trois and shoe boxes full of money. The '90s saw a huge sexual awakening in the form of Lil Kim and Foxy Brown. Watch the performance here COURTNEY LOVE STYLE Trashy Elegance A stripped down look from her usual rebelliously flamboyant attire, her performance displayed controlled rage and grief. Courtney appeared equally vulnerable and aggressive on stage, delivering her signature off-kilter vocals in all-black lace, striking blond hair and heeled boots. Playing songs from Live Through This - which many people accredit Kurt for writing, much to the denial of Courtney - she also covered the Nirvana track ‘You Know You’re Right’, changing the words to ‘You’ve Got No Right’. Spiky riffs and vitriolic vocals tied both albums together.Ĭourtney appeared on Unplugged less than a year after Kurt Cobain committed suicide. The album was more refined than it’s subversively sloppy ‘just tumbled out of bed with a bottle of Vodka’ younger sister Pretty On The Inside – which many people described as unlistenable. Twelve jagged little tracks of dishevelled baby doll dresses, smeared lipstick and attitude. But industry gossip aside, we can’t overlook Courtney’s snarling audio tour de force: Live Through This. The wild woman of a rock and a polarizing voice, pretty much everyone had a Courtney Love story - which usually revolved around copious amounts of alcohol, drugs, sex and/or profanity. Accessories came in the shape of oversized frames, which included sunglasses and clear-framed lenses. Collegiate branding was also popular, emblazoned on sweaters and baseball caps. Top layers were bright: effervescent pattern-print polo tops and long sleeve tees with multicoloured panels, tucked-in at the waist. Jeans were washed out to varying degrees, tucked into larger than life basketball trainers with bold, chubby silhouettes. A branch of the Native Tounges family tree, which included like-minded artists like A Tribe Called Quest and the Jungle Brothers, each act was known for their eclectic, hippie-like dress sense and jazz-influenced beats.ĭe La were decked in oversized pieces, the overarching style trend for the hip-hop community during that era. LL was so amped, he managed to blow out his mic during the performance.ĭe La Soul were part of hip-hop's hippie movement - more peace and flowers, than the aggressive posturing of their peers. His set ended with a chant of 'leave that crack alone', co-signing the drug epidemic that was prevalent at the time. ![]() LL proved that hip-hop and live instruments could co-exist without the boom and the bap normally provided by heavy speakers and a DJ. He’s still teased about it to this day - his retort: ‘It was raw! It was nasty! At least you know I wasn’t stinking.” The shirtless LL famously had the remains of his white roll-on deodorant visible on his underarms. Headlined by the hood heartthrob who never left home without a hat, the muscular Queens rapper LL COOL J sweated through his performance, climaxing with a pounding, high energy rendition of 'Mama Said Knock You Out'. The art form known for rocking two turntables and a microphone had gone against the norm. Yo! Unplugged Rap was 60 minutes of rap laid over a sound bed of live instruments, relayed by Pop Cool Love, an LA funk-metal band. ![]() 2 years in, while the show was still in its infancy, their next move was to dedicate an entire episode to hip-hop. Despite being ridiculously popular, the band were unable to tour for most of the '90s due to a protracted lawsuit against Ticketmaster.Įddie hit the Unplugged stage with a contemporary classic meets hip- hop look: a back to front cap, a pair of black and red Jordans, skinny black trousers and a fitted button-up jacket. They also had one of the highest selling rock albums ever, their 1991 debut Ten. Jumping through various sounds, Pearl jam's aural aesthetic experimented with classic rock, punk and grunge - a possible reason for their wide fanbase. His enunciated vocals were imitated by many, with varying degrees of success. Their major selling point was lead vocalist Eddie Vedder. David Grohl was quoted as saying: ‘I’ve always hated that band’ when asked about Pearl Jam. They caused a seismic shift in the sound of modern Top-40 rock - a warm and comfortable audio-cardigan, clothing the wounded aggression of their moodier Grunge contemporaries. Pearl Jam: the mainstream accessible ying to Nirvana's yang. ![]()
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