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Nov 7, 2018 · Salt-N-Pepa strike a pose in New York City, 1987. Says photographer Janette Beckman: ‘I met Salt-N-Pepa long before they made their first record. They were like sisters; funny, cool girls from ...
- The Last Poets, But The First Hip-Hop Group?
- The Merry-Go-Round
- Record Scratching
- The Rock Steady Crew
- 'Rapper's Delight'
- Hip-Hop Rapture
- A Powerful Message
- 'Wild Style'
- Black Entertainment Television
- Def Jam and Ll Cool J
The Last Poetsperformed for the first time in Harlem in 1968, releasing a debut album two years later. The group's politically resonant rhymes are often credited as being a formative influence on modern-day hip-hop.
DJ Kool Herc invented what he called "The Merry-Go-Round" in 1973 while DJ'ing his sister's back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx. The Merry-Go-Round involved Herc switching between dual record players in order to draw out the break on a song (generally the most percussive, heavily danced-to part) then switching to another track f...
Grand Wizard Theodore claims he scratched a record—by accident—for the first time in 1975. Two years later, the practice of scratching records was being used frequently in public park jams and today remains a staple of hip-hop production.
The Rock Steady Crew, the groundbreaking breakdancing group, was formed in 1977. Many of the founding members fell out of the limelight, but breaking legend Crazy Legsremains a major force in promoting the roots of hip-hop.
In 1979, the Sugar Hill Gang recorded the song "Rapper's Delight." At 15 minutes long, the track is fluid with witty and fun rhymes (witnesses claim the vocal track was recorded in just one take). Rap legend Kurtis Blow told NPRthat the song jump-started his career. You may also like: Best-selling album from the year you graduated high school
"Rapper's Delight" may have torn up urban radio, but rock band Blondie can claim to have scored the first mainstream hip-hop hit. The song "Rapture" contains a rap from Blondie singer Debbie Harry (name-dropping, hip-hop icon Fab Five Freddy). Harry was unabashed in her love for hip-hop.
Grandmaster Flash, a noted DJ and musician, grew up around the Bronx block parties that shaped hip-hop. In 1982, he added his own flavors to the hip-hop recipe, dropping "The Message," a powerful song with slick rhymes and warnings about drug use.
Wild Style, a film chronicling hip-hop culture, arrived in theaters in 1982. Directed by Charlie Ahearn, it featured Fab Five Freddy, the Rock Steady Crew, Grandmaster Flash, and other hip-hop luminaries. The BBC called the film"the first movie to bring the underground hip-hop revolution to a wider audience."
In 1980, BET had a weekly programming block through various operators, but it was not until 1983 that it became an independent, 24-hour station. Broadcasting hip-hop and R&B videos many other stations didn't feature, BET became a major platform for American Black music. BET founder Robert Johnson later became the first African American majority own...
Starting out in a dorm room at New York University, Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin founded Def Jam Records in 1984. One of the label's first acts was LL Cool J, a handsome, self-assured teenager who showcased accessible rhymes on his debut album, Radio. LL Cool J soon featured in films like Krush Groove and helped popularize the boomboxstereo. You ...
- Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2021) British-Nigerian emcee Little Simz had one of our favorite albums released in 2019 with the punchy GREY AREA – her third LP and international breakthrough project.
- Run The Jewels - RTJ4 (2020) In 2012 El-P produced Killer Mike’s album, R.A.P. Music – one of our favorite albums of 2012 – which was soon followed by Killer Mike’s appearance on the track “Tougher Colder Killer” from El-P’s Cancer 4 Cure.
- Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes (2022) So this is what happens when one of the most skilled producers in the music biz joins forces with one of the most talented emcees of all time.
- Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (2023) Armand Hammer, the New York duo composed of ELUCID and billy woods, has released the best Hip Hop album of the year with their latest, We Buy Diabetic Test Strips – released under Backwoodz Studioz, the label almost singlehandedly responsible for rescuing the Hip Hop year 2023 from mediocrity.
Aug 8, 2023 · 50 Artists Who Changed Rap: Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem & More. In honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop this year, GRAMMY.com is celebrating some of the genre's most impactful artists across the decades. From Drake to OutKast, Lauryn Hill to Lil Wayne, these pioneers shaped rap over the past 50 ...
Feb 18, 2020 · Rap is now the most popular genre of music, with modern artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Kendrick Lamar defining its rise in the past decade. Here are photos of 14 hip-hop icons...
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Feb 8, 2023 · Jada checks off just about every box as a member of hip-hop’s hall of fame — though a bona fide classic solo album from the Yonkers legend could have vaulted him inside this list’s top 20 ...
In hip-hop fashion, the book's title is a play on words. Before digital photography, a contact sheet was the photographer's working diary, displaying all the images from a roll of film in one ...
