The History Of Hip Hop And Rap Music in New-York

Rap is a form of spoken word delivered over a beat. It can be improvised or written out in advance. The history of rap music is intertwined with the history of hip hop and even disco music.

“Hey y’all, we is havin’ a ball.”

By the 1990s, rap had evolved into a more sophisticated musical style featuring complex rhythms and clever wordplay. The instrumentation of rap music varies greatly depending on the artist and, often, the individual song.

Early rap concerts featured DJs creating beats on turntables, which allowed the DJ to create music on the spot by playing and manipulating records.

One well-known technique on the turntables is scratching, or improvising a rhythmic solo on one turntable over a beat. A Tribe Called Quest is widely considered one of the greatest groups of the socalled golden age of hip hop during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Rap is a form of spoken word delivered over a beat.

It can be improvised or written out in advance. The history of rap music is intertwined with the history of hip hop and even disco music.

“I Want To Hold Your Hand”

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While the origins of rap can be traced back to Africa, rap as we know it came into being in the Bronx, NY in the 1970s. However, not until the art form was recorded did it enter the cultural mainstream.

One of the first important rap recordings was the 1979 hit, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang. Kurtis Blow (Kurt Walker, born August 9, 1959) is the first rapper to sign with a major record label. “The Breaks,” a single from his 1980 debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song.

Early rap concerts featured DJs creating beats on turntables, which allowed the DJ to create music on the spot by playing and manipulating records.