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  2. 3 days ago · Founding Father of Rap & Hip Hop. When we talk about the "father of rap," a few legendary names come to mind, but one stands out: DJ Kool Herc. Back in the 1970s, in the Bronx, he started something phenomenal by isolating the instrumental portions of funk records to highlight the beats. This technique, known as "breakbeat DJing," laid the ...

  3. 4 days ago · The history of hip-hop, told through bling. Ghostface Killah wearing his iconic gold eagle cuff. Flavor Flav ' s clock. Nicki Minaj's Barbie pendant. Slick Rick's crown and eyepatch. These are famous symbols of hip-hop. But perhaps the most iconic piece of them all is Ghostface Killah's eagle cuff. The gold bracelet weighs 5 pounds and features ...

  4. 4 days ago · The history of hip-hop, told through bling. Slick Rick is known for his eyepatch and the crowns he often wears. Flavor Flav ' s clock. Nicki Minaj's Barbie pendant. Slick Rick's crown and eyepatch. These are famous symbols of hip-hop. But perhaps the most iconic piece of them all is Ghostface Killah's eagle cuff.

  5. 3 days ago · In the present day, numerous Hip-Hop sub-genres have emerged to help classify the varieties of the genre. But before we get into Hip-Hop today, let’s head back in time to the Bronx, where one of the world’s most beloved musical genres was formed. The origins of hip-hop (the Mid 1970s)

  6. 3 days ago · Jewelry is celebrated in hip-hop as an eye-catching display of wealth and status. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “BLING BLING”) B G: (Rapping) Every time I come around your city, bling bling. CHANG: But all those shiny objects hold more meaning than they seem. NPR’s Jennifer Vanasco says a new exhibit of hip-hop jewelry delves beneath the sparkly ...

  7. 4 days ago · Clive Campbell. Born: April 16, 1955, Kingston, Jamaica (age 69) DJ Kool Herc (born April 16, 1955, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican American disc jockey (deejay or DJ) who is credited as the founder of hip-hop, a musical and cultural movement that revolves around four elements: rapping, graffiti painting, B-boying, and deejaying. In 1973, Herc ...

  8. 4 days ago · The history of hip-hop, told through bling. Slick Rick is known for his eyepatch and the crowns he often wears. Flavor Flav ' s clock. Nicki Minaj's Barbie pendant. Slick Rick's crown and eyepatch. These are famous symbols of hip-hop. But perhaps the most iconic piece of them all is Ghostface Killah's eagle cuff.

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