Hip Hop The music of hip hop is just a part of the whole culture, a very big part. The music is marked by a significant importance to the bass and the beats, with rapping as the predominant vocal art form. Which is why rap is a part of hip hop culture and therefore, its styles are also a part of hip hop music. The term was coined by Keith Cowboy of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. The man who is believed to be the originator of hip hop music is DJ Kool Herc. Afrika Bambaataa, one of the artists who created break-beating is considered the grandfather of hip hop. Then you have Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin who founded Def Jam Records. Them, along with others like Run D.M.C. and Public Enemy are called the pioneers of hip hop. The music is divided into two parts, DJing and rapping, although both of them are regularly used together. DJ Kool Herc and many others started the art of turntablism, which includes disc-scratching, sampling and crowd control using live audio techniques.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 05:37:07 +0000
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