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Rap music (also referred to as rap or hip-hop music) evolved in conjunction with the cultural movement called hip-hop. Rap emerged as a minimalist street sound against the backdrop of the heavily orchestrated and formulaic music coming from the local house parties to dance clubs in the early 1970s.
Aug 11, 2023 · The Origins of Hip Hop. Who first started hip hop? New York City’s Afrika Bambaataa became known as ‘the Godfather’. A pioneering DJ and music producer, he organised block parties in the Bronx during the late 1970s.
Jul 18, 2023 · These 50 histories detail hip-hop from countless vantage points: the past forward, and vice versa; the underground upward; the less populated regions outward; the big cities out into the...
