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I GET DOWN.. CHECK THE FLOW. FREESTYLE... YODOG AT 13.WHO CARES ABOUT ME, KNOW YOUR ROOTS... <<<<<<<< Hip Hop History: A Blessing to the Senses >>>>>>>>There is no other genre on the face of this Earth quite like it, and honestly, there never will be. It seems that the phrase “Can’t stop, wont stop.” is truly relevant when it comes to the spirit of this music. It has shaped the fate of countless lives and it is responsible for generations worth of entertainment, hope, faith, truth, and lyrical therapy. Not only is this form of expression a new voice for the people who have been unheard of for so long, but it is also a new outlet for all those who may ever be in need of such a remedy. The ugly truth is that oppression, by the means of poverty, plagues much of the inner-city youth, along with the other ills that the world has to offer; Hip Hop has become an escape. At the same time, depending on the perspective of the young soul, it could also stir up more trouble then there already is. Hip Hop is a monster, a Frankenstein if you will, and now that it has been awakened, there’s no putting back to sleep, at least not for a very, very, very, long time to come. On the other hand, this music uplifts our people like nothing else can. Its limitlessness is universal and there are pretty much no shoes Hip Hop can not fill. No other music seems to be having the impact that this music is having today, but with saying that, haven’t you ever been curious about how it all began? When did it all begin, where did it all come from, who were the brilliant minds that created it, and why was its purpose for its existence even conceived? Hip Hop culture is the heart, mind, body, and soul of a grand multitude of people throughout the world, and it continues to be the heaven on Earth for those who seek and find it. Hip Hop is said to have started in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Of course it wasn’t what it is nowadays. However, everything must have its beginning, and during that time Hip Hop was introduced for the very first time. The United States, back in the day, was undergoing a great deal of change in urban areas and cultures. And so, by the mid- to late 70’s, Hip Hop was reasonably inexpensive to get involved with and the interest in other music like Disco, Funk, and Rock was, for some reason, declined. The rise of this music slowly began. By the 1980’s Hip Hop was more well rounded and the techniques and styles were already in place. The music hadn’t yet become acknowledged as mainstream, but it surely was on its way. When the 90’s came around though, a subgenre of Hip Hop known as Gangster Rap had just been spawned. It was especially made famous by the group N.W.A, but a couple of years before that, an emcee known as Schoolly D from Philadelphia, is known to be the first to ever use the word gangster in a song and the first gangster rapper Hip Hop had ever seen. Nevertheless, it wasn’t until that particular time that Gangster Rap would change the West Coast and Hip Hop as they knew it. This form of Hip Hop is held dependable by many, including religious leaders or otherwise, to be the turn of innocence music had yet produced. There are many emcees that can be credited to be the founding fathers of Hip Hop but no one can be recognized more for originating this music than the DJ. If it wasn’t for the disk jockey Hip Hop may have never been brought up at all. As a matter of fact, a DJ known as DJ Kool Herc from Kingston, Jamaica moved to New York’s West Bronx and started it all there. With his Jamaican style he tried to integrate written rhymes over versions of his Jamaican records but since Reggae was not so appreciated and accepted in New York, at that exact moment, he used audio mixers and two identical records so he could play the desired loop, now known as a beat, as he sampled songs that were popular during that era. As the partying went on, so did the word of DJ Kool Herc’s invention. Rhymed shout outs over instrumental breaks was how it all started. Due to the fact that back when it was fashionable to shout out who was in attendance at the party, people began to spread the message about this new delivery of music. After that, “emceeing”, now known as rapping, became a reality. As he advanced, DJ Kool Herc gave up the microphone role to two of his friends, known as Clark Kent and Coke La Rock and this became the first ever rap group called Kool Herc and the Herculoids. DJ Kool Herc is now known as “the godfather” of Hip Hop music but later DJs like Grandmaster Flash improved the use of break beats via a method identified as cutting to revolutionize instrumentals as they once were. As you may now already know, Hip Hop started in New York, and to put even more specifically, its birthplace was the Bronx. Even so, other major cities like Los Angeles, New Orleans, Houston, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Kansas City, Baltimore, Miami, Seattle, and St. Louis, along with other cities, were all places were early Hip Hop could be found. Philadelphia, nonetheless, was the only city that valued Hip Hop as much as New York did for a good period of time. Actually, a radio DJ from Philly, Lady B, was apparently the first female solo artist to ever record a Hip Hop album. It took some time but Hip Hop had finally become something like an epidemic. To the majority, Hip Hop is more than just a type of music, and for that reason, most people who choose to convey themselves through it, cannot put into words why it is they pursue a life in music. Perhaps, it might have been a bit accidental, the way we came across Hip Hop, but still, according to whom you are, there is an incalculable number of reasons why Hip Hop still survives. Maybe it’s the undeniable truth that people suffer day in and day out, that Hip Hop lives on. Or possibly, it may be simply because the only thing on the planet that a certain person might feel can relate to them, are the words spoken by the poets who speak this art best; the emcees. And probably, it could even be that Hip Hop still is what it is just because it is so widespread now. No matter what the reason may be, this music will forever be a flight out of the world we know and breathe on. Different people, from the pioneers to the rookies, from the Hip Hop know-it-alls to the newer listeners, all have their motive as to why they run to Hip Hop; whether it’s on a daily basis or just because “it’s the only thing on the radio”. Hip Hop culture can be looked upon as the face of a fresh new way of life, if you really think about it. There are so many subgenres currently that some may find it hard to believe that some people out there don’t even realize what Hip Hop is. These days, you can dance to it, rap to it, connect with it, relate with it, and simply even bop your head to it. Whatever the case, Hip Hop has definitely made its mark in history, alongside the people that make the music. Some may swear that “Hip Hop is dead” in this day and age but the beauty of it all is that you can always go back to the old school or whatever the subgenre was that first caught your attention, and listen to it over and over again. Day in and day out, new listeners will step in and overtime Hip Hop will carry on, get with the times, and evolve. Like all things do. But even after our generation fades, Hip Hop will still be here, only it’ll be new and improved. See, as humans we may not be able to surpass more than a hundred years or our life expectancy, but as for Hip Hop, as long as there’s music, the soul of entertainment, there will always be some sort of shape or figure of the voice of the struggling crowd. Therefore there is no way Hip Hop culture and music is going anywhere. It started in New York and now its here to stay. Just think about this, even during the early 1980’s people thought that Hip Hop was a fad that would soon die out, but now, to many, from sea to sea, it a blessing to the ears. It’s a blessing to the senses.