A Brief History Of Hip Hop
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on 08-09-2011
Hip-Hop started in the South Bronx around 1973-1974 by a Jamaican DJ named Clive Campbell aka DJ Kool Herc. He was contributed with not only extending the breakdown section of the record, but bringing all the elements of Hip-Hop (Graffiti, Emceeing, B-Boying, and Deejaying) together in the party. However, it was Afrika Bambaataa that actually coined the phrase Hip-Hop (Hip meaning to know; Hop meaning to move).
Graffiti and B-Boying were the first major introductions in the mainstream for the early 80s as both were very stunning visually. However, emceeing started to become more popular in the downtown areas of New York City. Also, major record labels saw them as more viable means of generating revenue. The first major Hip-Hop artist signed to a major label was Kurtis Blow back in 1979. By the mid 1980s, Run DMC became really mainstream and in the late 80s they formed a major hit doing a remake with Aerosmith called “Walk This Way”. This made Hip-Hop more of a mainstay in American culture.
As of now, Hip-Hop stands as a multi-billion dollar industry with diverse stakes in record labels, clothing lines, branding, adult beverages, television shows, movies, restaurants, sports, plays and management companies.