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Hip Hop
Much like Dub and Techno music, Hip Hop got its start in dance clubs during the 1970’s. During that time, the genre itself was defined as “Disco Rap” and was mostly played without any vocals. Also around this same point in history, spoken word poetry was beginning to take shape. Thus, when the beats from the disco clubs collided with the spoken word rhymes, Hip Hop music, as we know it today, was formed.
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Much like Dub and Techno music, Hip Hop got its start in dance clubs during the 1970’s. During that time, the genre itself was defined as “Disco Rap” and was mostly played without any vocals. Also around this same point in history, spoken word poetry was beginning to take shape. Thus, when the beats from the disco clubs collided with the spoken word rhymes, Hip Hop music, as we know it today, was formed.
Hip Hop music as a cultural movement began in the late 1970’s when block parties among the African American and Latino youth in the Bronx became popular. These parties, of course, involved DJ’s who played hit funk music while isolating the percussion breaks and bass lines within certain points of the songs. Furthermore, rapping was layered on top of this newly formed musical style within these block party gatherings. All of these factors came together as a backlash against Disco music. Ironically enough, Hip Hop’s popularity is one of the reasons why Disco music saw its eventual decline in the late 70’s and early 1980’s.
The 1980’s marked Hip Hop’s collision with mainstream culture. Drum machines were introduced, and the spread of their popularity spanned worldwide. Many claim Hip Hop saw its “golden age” during this particular decade and was at the height of its creativity and influence. According to the Rolling Stone, this era was a time when “every new single reinvented the genre.”
Today, Hip Hop music is positioned at the forefront of what is popular and hip in mainstream music. Artists, such as Jay Z, Kayne West, Outkast, Snoop Dog, and Ludacris, often create singles that hark back to the roots of the original beats of the genre.
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