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Who started it?• First rapper – first

heard in the 1950s• Used instrumental

breaks like ‘Funky Drummer’ - later sampled by 1000s of rappers worldwide

• Quoted by virtually every black musician as an inspiration


R.I.P. James Brown 1933-2006


Hip Hop as we know it?


Kool DJ Herc

• Real name Clive Campbell• Jamaican sound system to the Bronx, NY.• First to use instrumental breaks in records• Widely regarded as the original innovator


What is Hip Hop?


The First DJs

• Grandmaster Flash• Probably the first to

use emcees to pump the crowd

• First to use 2 decks to repeat the same drum break over and over


Flash’s innovation

• He taped a switch between the decks enabling a fast transition between the left & right deck.


Flash’s group


3rd Legendary Dj

• Afrika Bambaataa• Leader of the Black

Spades street gang• Block party veteran

with massive record collection


On vinyl…

• Released one of the first electronic hip hop tunes, Planet Rock, in 1982

• Rapped & dj’d with his group the Soulsonic Force


On the radio

• Dj Red Alert was the first to bring rap to a legal radio station.

• He worked on NYC’s Kiss FM

• All the famous hip hop pioneers still play today around the world.


Breakdance mania

• NYC breakers & The Rock Steady Crew were the best known of all the breakdance crews.

• Dancing replaced fighting on the streets (most of the time)


Hip Hop films

• Wild Style was the first movie, in 1982 featuring Grandmaster Flash, DST and others

• Beat Street soon followed, with NYC Breakers & Bambaataa then many more.


The 3rd part…

• Graffiti originated in Philly in the late 60s but took off in NYC in the mid 1970s.

• The ‘Golden Age’ was the early 80s, with the most respected writer being…


Seen


Meanwhile, in the UK…

• Tim Westwood was the first to spin rap records on LWR 92.5FM.

• He moved to the illegal Kiss FM later.

• Capital Radio also had a good rap show with Mike Allen.


Old to new school

• Around 1985 RUN DMC became the kings of the new school

• LL Cool J was 16 years old when he released his ‘Radio’ album.


Nowadays…

• LL Cool J still makes records

• Run is now a preacher

• Jam-Master Jay was murdered.

• Their legacy continues…


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