These distinctive beats and bass lines became the foundation of a new type of music in these clubs, and Djs can be seen as the prime movers of hip hop.” “MCs (Master of Ceremonies) in the clubs were there to introduce the hot new DJ. Between songs, though, MCs began to talk to the crowd. Like MC's even today, this talk varied between jokes, biographical anecdotes, as well as attempts to excite and energize the audience. Eventually, some local MCs began to talk over the music, and this talk soon became part of the music performance. These MC's became known as "rappers".” “Eventually, "rap music" was refined to become a mixture of rhythmic poetry, and rappers were getting noticed by 1979 and some commercially successful records were selling locally, though rap had hardly made an impact on the U.S. mainstream.” As the eighties went by, hip hop got more popular and we had some station that would play our music such as BET, but MTV only played everything besides African American music.
When compared to the other rap hits of the time, Run DMC's sound was very unique in the sound of the beats and the skillful, push it to the limit vocals. By the mid 80's, Simmons had founded the hip hop record label Def Jam, and Run DMC became the most powerful group in hip hop. Run DMC then started to experiment mixing their sound with samples of heavy metal guitars, basically combining the sound of each genre to create a gritty, street savvy sound. Run DMC's success showed the rest of the hip hop world that success could be achieved by delivering constant new material that challenged the status-quo with unique sounds and challenging lyrics. Their 1986 album Raising Hell was preceded by the top ten hit “My Adidas”, and then the release of a cover of Aerosmith's “Walk This Way”, off the same album, became the groups biggest commercial hit.
The four traditional pillars of hip-hop are DJing, rapping, breakdancing, and graffiti art. Five additional pillars are sometimes added: hip-hop fashion, beatboxing, hip-hop slang, street knowledge, and street entrepreneurship. Hip-hop music incorporates a number of iconic elements, most notably DJing and rapping, along with things like beatboxing, sampling, and juggling beats on turntables. In early forms of the music, DJs would loop portions of songs, highlighting the interest percussive patterns found in them, to create their own new, emergent beats. These beats were eventually coupled with a rhyming, chanting style of singing, referred to as rapping.
Hip-hop, while opposed to rap, generally defines the whole culture. Rap formed during the 1970s with the rise in popularity of block parties in New York, particularly among African American youth residing in the Bronx. Rapping developed as a vocal style in which the artist speaks along with an instrumental or synthesized beat. The roots of rapping are found in African-American music and ultimate African music, with roots originating from the griots of west African culture. The African American traditions of signifyin' (an early form of wordplay), the dozens (game of spoken words between two communities) and jazz poetry all had an influence on rap music.
As the shift in hip-hop turned more and more towards the “Gangster Rap” of the West Coast, Malcolm X continued to symbolize upcoming artist’s cultural identity. However, this new cultural identity was often that of misogynistic and homophobic violence. Commercially, Malcolm X began a staple of success. A 1992 biofilm entitled, “X” was released and Malcolm X continued to be incorporated in increasing proportions as part of the hip-hop generation. He now was on the same pedestal of other civil rights legends such as Frederick Douglass, W.E.B Du Bois, and of course, his counterpart Martin Luther King.
How Does Hip Hop Affect Teenagers? Dominique Young Lazzo | Outline Introduction Topic 1: Hip hop’s history Topic 2: How hip hop is effective and who it affects a. The biggest targets is the youth b. Why teens want to be in the hip hop industry c. Where the ideas come from d. How it influences teens e. Hip hop’s appearance effective ways Topic 3: Hip hop is not what it used to be Topic 4: The hip hop industry is not the only one to blame a. Parents, peers, and the entire media can be blamed too b.
“If we were made in his image then call us by our names, most intellects do not believe in god but they fear us just the same”- Erykah Badu Bronx, New York, October 1979 is where it all started, the birth of Hip-Hop. The original party rap came about when DJs wanted to interact with party crowds they would have their sidekicks otherwise known as MCs (or rappers) on the stage saying their rhymes to the beat while DJs are mixing on the turntables. As rap music became popular throughout the 80’s, it began to spread to the south and west regions. In different areas of America, people started putting their twist to rap music. New genres of rap music developed such as gangster rap and Mack rap.
Back then, when I hear “Hip Hop”, I associated it with egoistic rappers and gang violence. It was my least favorite music genre because rap artists only rap about their shopping list and other meaningless topics. It came to the point where I asked, “What is Hip Hop?” I was so curious that I decided to use it as an English research topic. From that point on, my opinion on Hip Hop changed completely due to the fact that there’s more to it. As I researched on what Hip Hop is, I found out that it isn’t just a music genre, but a massive culture that originated within the Bronx during the 1970s.
The roots of Hip-Hop can be traced back to the early 1970’s in New York. It was a movement that developed and quickly spread throughout the African American community of the South Bronx. Hip-Hop was way more than just a style of music, it became an entire subculture consisting of four elements. 2 The graffiti artists, who would provide visual arts in various forums, the break dancers or B-Boys, who would perform complex dance moves to a rhythm, the DJ, who would and blend the background music, and finally the MC, or rapper. The MC began as an individual who would announce the DJ and hype the crowd, but over time developed into the rapper who would grow to play a much larger role in the production.
Pyrex Jones (400-600) Music is best described as the expression of notions on a personal level. But the influence of rhythm, pitch, sound, and melody on the surroundings is on a much elevated level. And Hip Hop music has grown exponentially in a short span of time. This is due to the fact that Hip Hop or Rap is not exclusive to specific echelons of the society; rather it has involved almost every creative mind on the street. Hip Hop is not specific to music; rather it is a complete code of life.