Evolution Of Hip Hop

Hip hop, the creation of electronic sound and enticing language is a style born from the African American and Hispanic cultures. It formed in New York City from block parties and the participation of the youth culture. This style of music began as a minimal change in rhythm to a globally popular culture consisting of graffiti art, dancing, and music. Hip hop was not only a type of tasteful music, but it also became a benchmark in history. When this style of music was created, it served as an outlet for those who did not have a voice, particularly the minority groups. These groups were given rights that they deserved just like everyone else. In the 1970’s is when hip hop began to spread, creating not just

Hip hop music developed from party DJ's mixing and remixing popular music that was already out. This music was usually from the funk, soul and disco genre. It began during the 1970's in the Bronx in New York City and very popular among African Americans. Spoken hip hop music is

DJ Kool Herc is credited as one, if not the originator, of hip-hop. Kool Herc brought his Caribbean style when emigrated from Jamaica in 1967. He began this new musical journey with the desire to bring the powerful Jamaican Dancehall sound system to play music at parties and in the streets. In 1973 he had created his own sound system

In this essay, I will be informing you, as the reader on the evolution of Hip-Hop/Rap. The key points will be where it is today, how this genre of music is not only used as music; but is used as communication to connect with the listeners, how it affects people; physically, mentally and psychologically. In other words, I will be addressing where it was created and how it is used to speak and communicate with the listeners.

The article "How Hip-Hip Failed Black America, Pt. I & III" By QuestLove, is an informational set of articles explaining what hip-hop is and a brief background of how it came to be. Quest love is a DJ and Percussionist, I found this out from one of my friends who was curious as to what I was reading and by using the hyperlink of quest love included.

The origins of Hip-Hop dancing occurred in the early 1960’s and comes from various cities within New York. Creating and incorporating different styles within New York, they were able to construct a diverse culture of dancing that would soon spread throughout the whole country. With dance styles such as uprock, breaking, locking, roboting, boogaloo, and popping. Hip-Hop dancing over the years improved with these base dance styles to grow from. According

Like any style of music, hip hop has roots in other forms, and its evolution was shaped by many different artists, but there’s a case to be made that it came to life precisely on this day in 1973, at a birthday party in the recreation room of an apartment building in the west Bronx, New York City. The location of that birthplace was 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, and the man who presided over that historic party was the birthday girl’s brother, Clive Campbell—better known to history as DJ Kool Herc, founding father of hip hop.

Like any other style of music, hip hop has roots. Even though many artists contributed to the style of hip hop, Clive Campbell, “DJ Kool Herc,” is the founding father of it. Kool Herc originally started hip hop about six years before the term “hip hop” entered the popular vocabulary. WHBI’s radio show host “Mr. Magic,” was the first to play hip hop anywhere (Ogg 85). Hip Hop, like Rock n Roll before it, is not only a genre of music, but also a complex system of ideas, values and concepts that reflect newly emerging and ever-changing creative correlative expressive mechanisms including but not limited to song, poetry, film, and fashion (Hip 1). Hip Hop includes a wide variety of music originating from Blacks and Hispanic as it was used to express

The birthplace of hip-hop emerged from the South Bronx in the early 1970’s. The starting point for hip-hop began at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. DJ Kool Herc- the inventor of hip-hop is known for a massive, high quality, high volume sound system. He was born in Jamaica and migrated to the

Hip-Hop emerged in the 1970’s upon the arrival of a one Kool DJ Herc. Kool DJ Herc migrated to the United States from Kingston, Jamaica and settled in the West Bronx of New York. Kool DJ Herc was a disc jockey that attempted to incorporate his Jamaica style of disc jockeying, which involved reciting improvised rhymes over reggae records. Unfortunately for Kool DJ Herc New York seemed

Hip hop music originated in the Bronx of New York City over 45 years ago in the 70's. It was brought over by immigrants from Jamaica. Shortly after, it was adopted by African Americans living in the Bronx and quickly spread to other African American urban communities around the country. At first, it was a low key thing. People would host block parties and freestyle battles among themselves, it became labeled as "hip-hop". "Hip-Hop Culture", it states "By the 1980's, the music begun to receive some airplay on commercial radio stations in the U.S, largely due to catchy songs such as "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang."(p.2) Most of these stations were broadcast in urban radio stations were targeted towards African American audiences, but it

This chapter is about the birth of hip-hop in the south Bronx and how African and African American culture greatly influenced rap/hip-hop. The evolution of rap evolved from spoken word, which sprung from African American tradition. However, many fail to realize Afro-Caribbean culture’s emergence on the evolution of hip-hop. Younger generations admire their favorite rappers and artist because they embody the same struggles they face in their life. Tiongson later goes on to stress the enormous impact hip hop had on an African American culture that poets and artist do not realize. Although artist may not see it, their work has become a positive light for young kids in the black community.

Hip hop was started by Kool Herc. Some other key people in the beginning were Grand Wizard Theodore and Grandmaster Flash. In today's hip hop world, some of the popular composers are Tech N9ne, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, G-Eazy and Eminem. Another group was N.W.A. This rap group was from Los Angeles, CA . They even had their own movie called Straight Outta Compton (there were 2 movies, but one of them was a remake). They released their first album in 1989 and was very

Hip hop is both a cultural movement as well as a music genre. It started to grow in the American suburbs in the early 70s which gave us old school rap. Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash were two of those who created music especially for the suburb parties and for those who wanted to put music to their words. And so, the MCs appeared. The Old School era ends when Run DMC releases the album “Raising Hell” which had an immense success and thus starting the golden age of hip hop. (History facts, 2012)

There were many influences of rap music as early as the 1940's such as Rhythm & Blue and Jazz. Even though it had been around awhile it wasn’t Hip Hop was officially a genre until the 1970s. Hip Hop is known to be born on the crime-ridden streets of South Bronx. This is where DJs started to manipulate