Hip hop history

Hip hop history : 

Hip hop history Leighton Wireman HIP HOP HISTORY Leighton Wireman

What my opinion on Hip Hop is… : 

What my opinion on Hip Hop is… Hip Hop doesn't fit its stereotype of black men who wear saggy pants, chains and like to spin around on the floor for the heck of it. Actually it's pretty much just the opposite. Hip Hop is a mix of black, brown, white, yellow, red and every other color of people that you can imagine. It doesn't matter where you came from, what matters is that you love what you do. You can have everything or nothing that “requires” you to be a hip hopper, and still have the same amount love and compassion you had to begin with. Image doesn’t matter, it’s what you have in your heart and what the music does to you. Whether it’s making you want to move with your body, with your hands, or with your voice. Whatever it is that you favor is the key to making you a hip hopper. But maybe to discover that, you have to learn a little more of the history of what you’re getting yourself into; that’s where I come in.

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Let’s Start with the Beginning… When? : Hip Hop started in Bronx, New York in the 1970s. The early participators were primarily African Americans and Jamaican Americans. Why? : When it comes to the question why did hip hop begin, you may come across the answer of boredom. What else were they suppose to do in the hood? They didn't expect some record company or billion dollar producer to come along and use their material, they just threw the words around for the fun of it. Their dance styles were combinations and styles they grew up with. The majority of them being either a) their cultural dances, or b) other American dance influences. And somewhere in that process the worlds view was changed about those rhymes and hip hop became a new style of art. This mixed with some experimenting with Jamaican beats and scratching records. When the two of these were combined the true art of hip hop was discovered. Who? : The word “Hip hop” was coined from a song. The song was called “Rappers Delight” and was released in the 1960s by the Sugar Hill Gang. The way this words “hip” and “hop” got picked out of the song was because in the beginning of the song one of the members was heard saying, “Da hip da hop, da hippity da hip hip hop and you don't stop”. Hence the existence of the term “Hip hop.”

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4 Branches of Hip Hop One: Break dancing ; a style of dance that evolved out of street culture. It is danced to various of styles of music that are usually remixed to create the breaks that allow the b-boys and b-girls to show off their moves. Break dancers may tend to dance for personal gain, or kudos from other dancers rather then to gain the title of hip hoppers. Two: DJing; basic DJing is a mix of transitioning one part of a song into a section of another song, then adding effects and looping certain parts of a song a remix is created. Three: Emceeing; another word for rapping, MCing, or various other terms. Basically it is a chanted or spoken rhyme to a strong rhythmic beat. The words are spoken quickly to tie in with the flow of the accompaniment. Four: Graffiti; it is used as a form of expression by gangs usually. It is used to mark territory a lot of the time. Although it is illegal, it is also a form of art.

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THE FOUR STYLES TAKE ACTION

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B-Boys & B-Girls The “B” in B-boys and B-girls stand for break. Both practice the form of break dancing and breaker. They collect their own moves using various elements of break dancing, and show off their moves during breaks of songs either for the fun of it, or for competition. Some of the elements that they base their moves around are power, abstract, trick (blowup) , flavor and burns. They also use the foundations of breaking. Those of which are Toprock : upright shuffling and dancing; Downrock : movements and footwork done on the floor; Freeze : poses that they throw in to either set punctuation or to end their dance; and Power Moves : the most impressive and acrobatic movements. This is when the dancer usually makes circular movements and will spin on the ground or in the air.

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Breakkkkk! Definition : In a selection of music when there is no vocalization and just the rhythm . its like a instrumental Use : Breaks allowed dancers to show their skills. It’s like a dance break dedicated to the elements of break dancing; it allows the b-boys and b-girls to show off any moves they have picked up. It could either be used in contest for just for the fun and love of it

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Hip Hop Pioneers The last poets were rappers of the civil rights era. They went from four poets and a drummer to seven black and Hispanic men. With their music they brought the word; They expressed the nation. They got their name from a African poet who “posited the necessity of putting aside poetry in the face of looming revolution.” They then begun to follow jus that. Afrika Bamaataa is an American DJ. Out of three, he is one of the originators or break-beat DJing. As a child he was exposed into gangs with that paid no concern to the warfare that they got themselves into, it was just part of what they did. Still a teen, Afrika won a essay contest that took him on a trip to Africa. He worldview changed. It was then when he turned his turf-making into art work that brought peace; hence his DJing . Afrika is known now as the “Grandfather” of universal Hip Hop. The Furious Five was made up of one DJ (Grandmaster Flash) and five rappers. The six were a American Hip Hop group. Although they were only together for five years and only produced two studio albums, they are still considered one of the groups that became known as pioneers of Hip Hop. Along with this is the fact that in 2007 they became the first rap group ever to be put into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Grandmaster Flash grew up with inspiration from his parents that got him into the love of Hip Hop music; especially his father who collected African American and Caribbean records. He is known as a Hip-Hop artist and DJ . As a child he attended a vocational school that taught him how to repair electronically equipment. He put this skill to later use when right after his graduation from high school he took part of the earliest DJ scene is New York.

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names … The Lockers were famous dancers of street dance and locking. Each members solo performance combined with the groups performance would take their audience into amazement. They had unique presentations that broke down a lot of barriers in their times. It really opened eyes to the work and showed them that street dancing is a form of art. The group had many appearances on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Soul Train’. BIG The Rock Steady Crew is a group of B-boys. Though, there is not only one group of dancers. Actually this group has made its way across the world and has been adapted into smaller groups that take place in the same category, but have their own creators of the group in that area. For example, the Manhattan branch of the group was created by Crazy Legs. This group was originally named the Electric Boogaloo Locker. But after Boogaloo Sam left the group when he moved to Long Beach where he created the Long Beach Electric Boogaloo Lockers group. The group performed street dances with a Urban twist using elements such as popping, locking and even the robot.

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SHOW YOUR TRUE STYLE AND COLORS

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WHAT INFLUENCED HIP HOP? Jazz: Latino: Tap: African/blues: A lot of hip hop artist use jazz influenced beats mixed with a tad of funk. Also the laid back feel of jazz is incorporated in with the feel of hip hop. You may even come across the comment that hip hop is the evolution of jazz if you ask the right people. A lot of tap’s footwork can be recognized in some of the moves that b-boys and b-girls use in their dancing; both their footwork and floor movies Hip hop now uses some of the poetic forms that originated from Latino cultures. Also if you look back at African-Hispanic culture you will find yourself noticing the discovery of the famous hip hop beats and syncopations. Blues set a base for Hip Hop to follow. First of all they had the obvious African American influence. But what really set it into action was the inspiration that hip hop took from the blues when it came to the fact that the words used in rapping. emceeing, etc; were influenced out of finical issues, racial prejudice, and creative expressions in the field of genders. In all of their pieces of music they share their circumstances but also include their liberty in the mix of it all.

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From the east to the west all the way down south West: East: South: What you see in the west coast will be a lot of up to date styles. From fashions, to dances. A lot of what they talk about has to do with what they want in life and where they’re going. They use a lot of the newest lingo in their music; and hyphy where they talking about drugs and dancing. This is where you will find the hard core Gangster Rap. West coast is known for its g-funk which is sampled beats with gangster rap lyrics. Southern rap is very open. In their music they tend to automatically get the point across. Along with this, they take more pride in where they come from. The tempos are a lot of down beats, but their lyrics are all about the swag, rides, drugs, and parties. IT is opinionated to be the best freestyler. The East coast rappers are very decided to their origin; where they came from with maybe some family background thrown in here or there. They are the most lyrical. In my opinion the east coast rappers seem a little more self centered with their brags and talking about all their swag. Although these rappers still create gangster rap, it’s not as hardcore as west coast. Their music is known to be complex with its Boom Bap sound and heavy kicks and snare.

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1970’s – 2010+ Now: Then: 1) When Hip Hop first started it was barley known. The reason why it even began was out of boredom and curiosity of trying something new. They never expected to get big, they just did it for the love and entertainment it brought. 1) These days you see rappers everywhere who may do it for the love, but a lot of them to if for the money too. It has turned into more of a occupation then something you have passion for and do in your spare time. I’m not saying that the rappers now don’t have as much passion for what they’re doing as rappers did back in the 70s-because I’m sure they do. But I’m saying that this hobby has turned into one of America’s most popular arts. You see everyone rapping now. In schools, bus stops, everywhere. All mostly forget about the starters of Hip Hop and focus on the new “masters” of Hip Hop such as Lil’ Wayne, or Jay-Z. 2) Hip hop was created out of religion and culture. Hip Hop then brought hope and reassurance to the people who were struggling in the difficult times of prejudice and racism. It brought them an escape that let them express their concerns and want for an equal chance at life that everyone else had. It was their way of taking a stand and declaring the liberty they knew that they deserved. Eph. 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” is used to explain what the people were trying to express. 2) Sure, there is Christian rap. But you don’t see the big namers today going around rapping about how they got the liberty they prayed for, or how they built the base of what they are doing and what love, around religion. Now you hear all these raps about drugs, sex, money, and parties. Tell me, where exactly does religion fit into those categories? 3) Sure, there were gangs back in the 70s, but weren’t there always? The difference when it comes to gangs now that interacted with rap, and the gangs today that interact with rap is realization and do-over's. Such as Afrika Bambaataa. He spent his early life as a Gang member; then a trip turned his mind around and instead of swimming in money which he could easily have done, he finds the ignorance and singling out in the society and spends his time trying to correct them. 3) I’M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. Today you see great rappers right? But where do half of them end up? Jail, exactly. I could easily explain this explanation right now because that sums it all up right here. Today the majority of our rappers don’t find the care in helping others, they’d rather have the money and go. It seems the lyrics about Drugs and alcohol abuse are getting to their lyricist.

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Religion in Hip Hop

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THE BIG QUESTION ??? Hip hop has reflected society and “the times” since it’s beginning when it’s music started to express the lyricist’s view on what was going on during that time. Back then it was mainly focused on the prejudice, racism, discrimination against women, and the hardships of finding work, especially as a African American or Hispanic American citizen. If you read back you realize how hard they had it, and you start to sense their pain and agony to cry out for their liberty. That’s where the Hip Hop comes in. They had the ability to express themselves in a form of art that let them to what they loved to do, while sharing their feelings and concerns about what was going on around them. This gave them the opportunity to take a stand for their liberty and rights that they knew they had ever given right to have-they just weren’t receiving them. And they didn’t make as big of a deal out of it as you thought. Words can be just as powerful as actions; in this case the words were chosen as a tool. Words with powerful meanings that expressed things such as politics, religion, culture, and home life. BIG words, expressed into one little rhyme.

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THAT’S A RAP.