This latter group often relied on samples to supply their melodies, and with the 1990 explosion of MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, pop-rap was often derided (and, occasionally, taken to court) for its willingness to borrow hooks from well-known hit songs without altering those appropriations very much, if at all. With the possibility of popular acceptance very real, other artists - around the same time - began to play up rap's connection to R&B and dance music. Shortly thereafter, rappers like Tone Loc, Young MC, and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince recorded singles emphasizing their good-humored storytelling abilities, to massive chart success a number of other, mostly singles-oriented acts followed in their wake with similarly good-natured party tunes and novelties.

Cool J, and the Beastie Boys began to cross over into the mainstream. Pop-rap got its start in the late '80s, when artists like Run-D.M.C., L.L. Pop-rap tends to be less aggressive and lyrically complex than most street-level hip-hop, although during the mid- to late '90s, some artists infused the style with a more hardcore attitude in an attempt to defuse backlash over their accessibility. Pop-Rap is a marriage of hip-hop beats and raps with strong melodic hooks, which are usually featured as part of the chorus section in a standard pop-song structure.

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