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- The Geto Boys, as developed and produced by James Prince, would become Houston’s first nationally recognized hip-hop group, on the strength of the group’s signature song, 1991’s “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.”
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- 1970. The Last Poets, a collective of spoken word artists release their debut album. Their work is considered a predecessor to rap music as it is part of the Black Arts Movement.
- 1973. DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) hosts what is considered the first hip hop party on Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. Graffiti tagging spreads throughout the boroughs of New York City.
- 1974. Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and Grandmaster Caz are all influenced by DJ Kool Herc. They all begin DJing at parties throughout the Bronx.
- 1975. Grandmaster Flash invents a new method of DJing. His method connects two songs during their beat breaks.
Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1967. The group began calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority (after the city's mass transit agency [1]) in 1968, then shortened the name in 1969. Self-described as a " rock and roll band with horns ," their songs often also combine elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop ...
Chicago hip hop. Chicago hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in Chicago in the late 1980s in the form of hip house. [1] The hip hop of Chicago is sometimes called "Chi-town" [2] in the music industry. It became commonplace for serious rappers to cite the Nation of Islam, a Black Muslim organization headquartered in ...
Common, who happens to be an executive producer on The Chi —a coming-of-age series drama set in Chicago’s South Side—is often regarded as Chicago’s first bonafide rap star and with good ...
The Geto Boys, as developed and produced by James Prince, would become Houston’s first nationally recognized hip-hop group, on the strength of the group’s signature song, 1991’s “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.”
May 29, 2013 · The original members of the Geto Boys (left to right): Raheem (Oscar Ceres, age 14), Sire Juke Box (Keith Rogers, age 15), and Sir Rap-A-Lot/K-9 (Thelton Polk, age 19). Courtesy of Keith Rogers. Geto Boys. Geto Boys, a Houston rap group, was formed in 1986 by James “Lil’ J” Smith, owner of Rap-A-Lot Records.
