From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...
The Daily Telegraph4 年
Hip hop: the musical genre that spread like wildfire
As ever with popular music, authenticity ... is a breakbeat pioneer and hip-hop trailblazer who was pivotal in the spread of the genre from the late 1970s through house parties and DJ battles.
BBC1 年
Popular music styles Rap
Rap originated in the Bronx in New York in the 1970s. Its vocal roots lie in a Jamaican ... The influence of Jamaican music can be heard in the offbeat Reggae rhythm and instruments.
The Source Magazine1 个月
Today In Hip Hop History: 45 Years Ago Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” Became ...
In the late 1970s, disco, and soul dominated the club ... its commercial success but its cultural impact. It legitimized rap music in the eyes of mainstream audiences, transforming it from a ...