Hip-Hopera

Name: Hip-Hopera
Uploaded: 1997-01-01
Duration: 4 min 6 s
Description: Released by VP Records on February 11, 1997, this collaboration between Jamaican dancehall artist Bounty Killer and the Fugees appears on the album My Xperience (1996). The song blends dancehall and hip-hop with operatic themes and is considered one of the earliest examples of the rap opera genre, spending five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking at number 81.

Bounty Killer Play Mix

1997 90s

Released by VP Records on February 11, 1997, this collaboration between Jamaican dancehall artist Bounty Killer and the Fugees appears on the album My Xperience (1996). The song blends dancehall and hip-hop with operatic themes and is considered one of the earliest examples of the rap opera genre, spending five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking at number 81.