HIP HOP HISTORY Celebrating Black HistoryFuture Month DJ

HIP HOP HISTORY Celebrating Black History/Future Month

DJ KOOL HERC DJ Clive “Kool Herc” Campbell is credited for creating the first “break beat”. He was only 13 years old when he moved from his native Jamaica with his mother to the Bronx, New York in the late 70’s. His framework for Hip Hop music, culture, and dance was inspired by Jamaican/Dancehall influences of traditional boasting or toasting sayings/poetry over music. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=a. S Pw. Ij. K 8 Aa 8

AFRIKA BAMBAATAA Afrika Bambaataa is the former gang leader of the Black Spades, turned DJ & Pioneer of Hip Hop. He spread hip-hop culture in the 1980 s through his organization Universal Zulu Nation. Credited as the inventor of electro funk music. Known as the Godfather of Hip Hop.

THE 4 ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP CULTURE 1) Emceeing/Rapping Rhythm and Poetry 2) Graffiti Writing/Drawing, usually spray painted on a wall or other public surface 3) DJ-ing Disc Jockey mixes recorded music while being played 4) Breakin’ Dynamic acrobatic dancing that consists of: Top Rocks, Get Downs, Floorwork, Freezes, Power Moves

70’S HIP HOP • Popular artists like The Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, paved the way for Hip Hop music in the 70 s • Hip Hop dance consists of many different dance styles including: breakin’, popping, and locking, which were made popular in the 70’s by groups of dancers called “crews”. The Lockers Famous funk locking crew , originally named The Cambell Lockers Founded by Don “Cambellock” Cambelll and Toni Basil in 1971 Often featured on the famous dance show sensation, Soul Train https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=zb. Ldxo. UAJcg

70’S HIP HOP The Electric Boogaloos Street dance crew responsible for the spread of Popping and Electric Boogaloo dance styles Founded by Boogaloo Sam in Fresno, CA in 1977 “Boogaloo” came from a song called “Do a Boogaloo” by James Brown • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=qkc 8 Ydu. Pn. OM

80’S HIP HOP Movies like ‘Beat Street’, ‘Breakin’, and Wild Style’ gave Hip Hop mainstream exposure. Kurtis Blow, Kool Moe Dee, Run DMC, De La Soul, Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick, Salt-N-Pepa, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, N. W. A. Eric B. & Rakim are just a few performers that defined the era of Hip Hop in the 80 s.

90’S HIP HOP Hip Hop artists like TLC, Fresh Prince & DJ Jazzy Jeff, 2 Pac, A Tribe Called Quest, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Naughty by Nature, 2 Live Crew, Ice Cube, Wu Tang Clan, Nas, Warren G, Nate Dogg, The Notorious B. I. G. , Mobb Deep, Coolio, Xzibit, , Jay-Z, Method Man, Redman, DMX, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Lil’ Kim, Foxy Brown, and Queen Latifah were some of the most popular artists of the time. 90’s Hip Hop dance reflected the music of the time with energetic, big, expressive movements. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=b. DNo. KVJVt 0

2000’S HIP HOP Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Outkast, Eminem, Scarface, Nelly, 50 Cent, Jadakiss, The Game, Chamillionaire, T. I. , Rick Ross, Souljah Boy, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Birdman, Lil Boosie, Drake, Kanye West, Young Money, B. O. B. , Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, Tyga, Migos, Lil John, Common, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Yachty, J. Cole, Future, & Childish Gambino are keeping Hip Hop relevant in mainstream culture. Hip Hop dance continues to be commercialized in TV and movies. Some popular dances include: the Cha Slide, Cat Daddy, Dougie, whip, and the nae.

THE FUTURE OF HIP HOP…

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