IT WILL AND HIP HOP ALWAYS BE
Hip-Hop is defined by four key elements MCing/Rapping /Djing/scratching break dancing and graffiti.Others are sampling and beatboxing.
The word hip hop was created by Keith Cowboy(on the LEFT) who was teasing his friend who just joined the army by signing the word hip hop in the same rhythm as a army cadence. He begin to add this chat during his shows and it was pick up by some of the originators of hip hop Sugar hill gang and many others.
The culture was form doing the 1970's during block club parties in New York City. DJ's would isolated the percussion breaks of their favorite song. Since the breaks were short
Dj Kool Herc(on the right) began using two turntables to make the beat longer. Many tricks were perform with two turntables such as scratching and beat mixing which create space for the rapper.
The first rapper to sign to a major deal was Kurtis Blow. He released his first single Christmas Rappin on January 1 1979 with Mercury Records. If ya never heard hit this link
http://youtu.be/AFtA7IHZgzw
The Sugar Hill gang song Rappers Delight was the first hip hop song to enter the Bill Board Top 40 . If ya never heard hit this link
http://youtu.be/diiL9bqvalo
The first hip hop song to hit the top 5 on the billboard was Run-DMC and Aerosmith Walk this Way. If ya never heard it hit this link
http://youtu.be/4B_UYYPb-Gk
The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five is a song that is still relevant today. Take a listen and its still going on right now. Never heard it before hit this link
http://youtu.be/O4o8TeqKhgY
