Five Things About Hip Hop History That You Must Know
Author: Luke Thomsen
In the words of KRS-One, "hip-hop is something you live, rap is
something you do.
" For generations now, both have been
representatives of culture.
If you carefully listen to the hip...
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Five Things About Hip Hop History That You Must Know
Author: Luke Thomsen
In the words of KRS-One, "hip-hop is something you live, rap is
something you do.
" For generations now, both have been
representatives of culture.
If you carefully listen to the hip hop rap
lyrics, you will note that it is the expression of
thoughts.
Perhaps, we can call it the voice of the
young; an expression from time to time.
Many
of the singers and listeners look at hip hop
lyrics as the platform to express desires and
talk about the challenges that they face.
The
young often call it “A method to release
frustrations and get on with life”.
Delving into history reveals that early hip-hop music began with R&B
lyrics.
“Rhythm and blues” are a popular genre of African-American
music, which originated in the early 40s stemming from soul and funk
music to become what we call the contemporary R&B, in the 1980s.
Starting only as singing, hip-hop in its own has become a language, a
culture – the “hip hop cult
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