A timeline of Hiphop Rap A Time Line

A timeline of Hip-hop/ Rap A Time Line of Hip-Hop/Rap By Michael Matteo

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop rap music or hiphop music is a music genre, consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies, rapping a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. Creation of the term hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, a rapper with Grandmaster flash and the furious 5 Universal Zulu nation founder Afrikaa bamaataa is credited with first using the term to describe the Subculture in which the music belonged. Hip hop as music and culture formed during the 1970 s when Block parties became increasingly popular in New York city, particularly among African Americans, Dj kool herc, who is generally considered the father of hip hop

1925: Earl Tucker (aka Snake Hips), a performer at the Cotton Club invents a dance. Similar moves would later inspire an element of hip-hop culture known as bboying 1920’s 1950: The Soundclash contest between Coxsone Dodd’s “Downbeat” and Duke Reid’s “Trojan” gives birth to DJ Battling 1950’s 1969: James Brown records two songs that influence the drum programming in today’s rap – “Sex Machines” and “Funky Drummer” 1960’s 1973: DJ Kool Herc deejays his first block party. The Zulu Nation is officially 1970’s 1974: After seeing DJ Kool Herc Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa start playing at parties

1975: DJ Grand Wizard Theodore accidentally invents a new dj’ing technique ‘the scratch 1978: the term "rap music“ is coined. focus shifts toward the emcees, Kurtis was first rapper to be signed to a major record deal 1979 : Grandmaster Flash forms one of the most influential rap groups ever, The Furious 5: the Sugar hill Gang’s “Rapper's Delight "became the first known rap hit 1970’s 1981: The Beastie Boys are formed, the first Caucasian group in hip hop history 1980’s 1981 : Blondie's rapture Debuting in 1981, the music video was the first rap video ever broadcast on MTV

1986: Ice T helps pioneer gangsta rap in the west coast with his rap core singles “Body Rock" and "Killers. " 1987: Public Enemy stuns the world with Yo! Bum Rush The Show, starting genesis of politically -charged hip-hop. 1988: N. W. A further the gangsta rap movement with their gold album, Straight Outta Compton 1980’s 1988: Cypress Hill release their selftitled debut, and initiate a campaign to legalize hemp 1990: Rap receives its own Grammy category

1992: West Coast gangsta rap starts to rule hiphop with Dr. Dre’s solo album The Chronic 1993: Tupac debuted his rapping skills in a vocal turn in Digital Underground's "Same Song" 1993: Atlanta’s Outkast releases its first album, marking a move away from coastcentric hip-hop. . 1990’s 1993 -1996: rap music breaks into a battle between east coast rappers and east coast rappers. 1997: with the death of Tupac and biggie coastal hostilities die down

1998: Dr. Dre signs Eminem to a deal, bringing the first white rapper to aftermath record 1998: Lauryn Hill's solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill wins 5 Grammy's including Album of the Year and Best New Artist 1990’s 1999: the birth of a new sub-culture of rap music called crunk it comes to popularity by lil jon and the east side boyz 2001: 8 ball and mjg released a chop and screwed version of their album space age 4 eva bringing new light to hits genre 2000’S 2003: T. I released his 2 nd album Trap Muzik, along with rapper Ludacris brings light to the Atlanta and dirty south rap scene.

2004: rapper N. O. R. E released oye mi canto which broke language/cultural barriers thru reaggaton music 2008: presidential election, Democratic nominee Barack Obama galvanizes hip-hop artists into action, leading to a slew of Obama rap tributes 2000’s 2009: on November 19, 2010 Nicki Minaj released Pink Friday , becoming the first female rapper to be on the rap scene for years.

Hip hop later to evolve to rap music a deep cultural roots in the African American community and has branched into 64 genres of music over a time span of 30 years and have influenced Break dancing rap battles DJing