100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640

Phone: 570-826-6144
Fax: 570-655-1180

Copyright © 2025 WVIA, all rights reserved. WVIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Tell Your Senator: Don't Claw Back Public Media Funding

90's Hip Hop Reflected Realities on the Street

Season 1 Episode 3 | 2m 10s

Hip Hop continues to establish itself in the 1990s, reflecting the social reality faced by many African Americans in disadvantaged communities ravaged by drugs, gangs, and crime. Featuring artists Warren G, journalist Soren Baker, historian Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, and Leah Wright Rigeur.

Extras
From successful artists to changing history, follow the global evolution of Hip Hop.
From successful artists to changing history, follow the global evolution of Hip Hop.
Hip Hop artists step up to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Examines Hip Hop community's role in electing Barack Obama to President of the United Stat
Experience the 1990s and the unstoppable rise in the popularity of Hip Hop.
Experience the 1990s and the unstoppable rise in the popularity of Hip Hop.
Queen Latifah emerges as a Hip Hop pioneer with her release of 'Ladies First.'
1 in 3 Black males get caught up in the criminal justice system after the bill passes.
Police violence influences the Hip Hop sounds coming out of Southern California.
Spike Lee finds the anthem for his new film with Public Enemy in 'Fight the Power.'
Latest Episodes
From successful artists to changing history, follow the global evolution of Hip Hop.
Experience the 1990s and the unstoppable rise in the popularity of Hip Hop.
Explore the 1980s and the birth of Hip Hop as social commentary.
Discover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first hit in 1982.