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Though the 90's is considered a terrible time for fashion, for music, it is regarded as one of the best. The highly commercialised success of MTV in the 80's died down slightly as new artists focused in on new music genres and thus a new, almost underground music revolution took place.

The most famous song of the decade - Smells Like Teen Spirit


(Source: hdimagesinfo.com) Cobain with a tiny kitten - it just goes to show that many rebellious rockers did have a soft side and weren't afraid to show it.

Grunge is the main music genre associated with the 90's - The most iconic band is Nirvana, fronted by the late and great Kurt Cobain, who was a style icon, and a huge social icon for the youth of the 90's. Nirvana, inspired by hardcore punk and heavy metal, created a new, almost sludgy sound which had the effect of being totally chilled whilst rebelling at the same time - which pretty much describes the attitudes of society at the time. Drug use was in abundance in the grunge culture and this has sparked much debate as to whether past icons were actually good role models or not.


(Source: fanpop) Kurt Cobain and Hole lead singer Courtney Love are famous for their drug use.

Another music genre was hip hop - the best selling music genre of the 90's, it was deeply influenced by the places the rappers had grown up - they spoke of hard times in their lyrics, and this became controversial because some thought it was promoting the wrong lifestyle. It popularised snapbacks and rappers such as Tupac would wear bandannas, causing that to become a fashion statement

The Wu Tang Clan were one of the most successful hip hop acts of the 90's

Tupac Shakur was sadly murdered at the end of the 90's - many believe he is still alive