History of Rap / Hip Hop

Who does not know that rap music is also often called hip-hop? Today if we talk about this kind of music we might immediately imagine a rapper-rapper that we often hear, for example, Puff Daddy or Diddy, Kanye West, Nelly, 50 Cent, or Eminem. They each did give a distinctive touch to rap them, but they did not author or originator of this kind of music. They simply grandchildren or even great-grandchildren in the history of rap music. This is because the origin of rap emerged since the 1970s.

Music Genres History RAP / Hip Hop

The roots of hip hop are found in African-American music and ultimately African music. The griots of West Africa are a group of traveling singers and poets who are part of the oral tradition dating back hundreds of years. their vocal style is the same as the rapper. The African-American tradition signifyin ', dozens, and jazz poetry all the descendants of the griots. Moreover, the 'musical' comedy acts such as Rudy Ray Moore and Blowfly are considered by some to be the ancestor of rap. 

In New York City, such as griot performances of spoken-word poetry and music by artists such as The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron and Jalal Mansur Nuriddin had a significant impact on the civil rights era of the post-culture of the 1960s and 1970s.

1520 Sedwick Avenue is a neighborhood in New York who claimed to be the inception of a HipHop community. "This is where we come from", said Clive Campbell, one who gave up the first floor of his house used as a base to assemble. "Hip Hop culture originated and were born here, which will be scattered around the world, this is where we barasal because we do not have another place to meet and not elsewhere" he said. Besides the name, there is also the name of DJ Kool Herc who introduced turntable at that time at a party in 1973. At the beginning of his performance, DJ Kool Herc brought the songs of James Brown, Jimmy Castor, and Babe Rooth. Kool Herc also the one who ultimately created the scratch and strange noises that cause a tremendous sensation at the time.

HipHop was not complete without MC. A gap is seen by Melle Mel, MC first in the world of Hip Hop. At first Melle Mel was confused what he would say on the first appearance, but because he had met with the boredom of government regulations that curb, Melle Mel finally issued a hatred of government and his views on life through lyrics. From that moment HipHop music was more telling about the life around the black community and the shouts and protests, their conscience to the government that are unjust. The lyrics of Hip Hop music tend to be hard and firm. That Hip Hop.

Hip Hop as a culture clarified in 1983 by the Black Spades which is a member of Afrika Bambaataa and The Soulsonic Force through a track entitled "Planet Rock". This song is a Hip Hop music is interesting because it has a simple blend of rap and disco music rhythm created through electronic drums and synthesizers. In 1985 acting with stereo technology, Run DMC, LL Cool J, The Fat Boys, Herbie Hancock, Soulsonic Force, Jazzy Jaz, and Stetsasonic issuing albums that became legendary flagship Hip Hop today.    

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