Hip Hop Crosses Over In 2002

Bill Hemmer of CNN caught up with Carson Daly to talk about the year in music, and asked the TRL host his thoughts on 9 out of the 10 top singles of 2002 being hip hop. “Nelly was a good example of an artist that broke out this year with ‘It’s Getting Hot Herre,'” Daly said. “These songs that crossed over into top 40 radio and really probably didn’t even know it was hip-hop. They just loved the songs.” Read more, including his thoughts on Eminem’s year here.