The world rewrites itself
Boomboxes and chart toppers
Box office hits and couch potato classics
Pages, pixels, and playtimes
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Master of The wild, world-changing year of 1990
schopenhauer 1990 Cassettes and Boomboxes
Pop a fresh cassingle in the deck and let it play, We’re cranking up the boombox on the street today!
schopenhauer MC Hammer brings baggy parachute pants into mainstream global fashion
schopenhauer Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor topped global charts with a powerful, minimalist cover of a Prince song.
schopenhauer MC Hammer's 'U Can't Touch This' became a global phenomenon, making rap music wildly popular on mainstream radio.
schopenhauer Match 1990 music, movie, and news trivia to master the year's biggest pop culture moments.
Vogue's fast beat: Madonna wrote and recorded her global hit 'Vogue' in just two weeks on a tiny budget of around five thousand dollars.
A portable, transistorized radio and cassette tape player capable of producing high-volume sound. In 1990, these devices blasted MC Hammer's hit single 'U Can't Touch This' across American neighborhoods.
Which rapper released 'Ice Ice Baby' in 1990, which became the first hip-hop single to top the Billboard Hot 100?
Which famous American singer released her self-titled debut album in June 1990, featuring the hit single 'Vision of Love'?
Who wrote the song 'Nothing Compares 2 U,' which became a massive hit for Sinéad O'Connor in 1990?
Which famous music video director, who later directed the film 'Fight Club,' directed Madonna's 1990 video for 'Vogue'?
Which musical project released the global hit 'Sadeness (Part I)' in 1990, mixing Gregorian chants with dance beats?
Which 1981 Rick James song did MC Hammer sample for his 1990 hit 'U Can't Touch This'?
Which pop duo was stripped of their 1990 Best New Artist Grammy after it was revealed they did not sing on their album?
Which English electronic band released the landmark album 'Violator' in March 1990, featuring the hit 'Enjoy the Silence'?