Classic Hip Hop Radio

Classic Hip Hop Radio is a format in the United States that focuses on playing hip hop music primarily from the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. It caters to audiences nostalgic for the "golden age" of hip hop and often features iconic artists like Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, and Missy Elliott. This format gained popularity in the mid-2010s, with stations such as Boom 92 in Houston pioneering the trend. It typically targets Gen X and older Millennials who grew up during hip hop's formative years. Some stations operate under this format full-time, while others feature it as part of specialty programming.