Hip hop In its article on Five Percenter Jay Electronica, Vice Magazine stated in regard to the Five Percent Nation: Its a movement thats been affiliated with hip-hop from the very beginning, coining lexicon from “ciphers”, to “dropping science” and influencing everyone Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Wu-Tang Clan, Brand Nubian and Nas. With these artists, and any others associated with the Five Percenters, music was more than just a message. It’s the reason why no one else, except Jay Electronica, has managed to capture the essence of The Golden Era since.[25] the Nation of Gods and Earths has propagated its teachings throughout the United States and abroad. rly 1980s, This spread was in part due to early adherents teaching when away at college or in the military and, more famously, because of the rise of hip hop music. The main theme of the NGE doctrine spoken on hip hop records were the teachings that black people were the original or first human life to walk the planet, that the Blackman is God, the Black Woman is Earth, and through the inner esoteric powers of the Gods and Earths, the youth can transform and possess its true potential, which seems to overthrow the overbearing oligarchy by becoming just rulers of themselves. This especially meshed well with conscious themes found in other golden-age hip hop recordings.[citation needed] Early hip-hop acts affiliated with the Five Percenters, and who spread its teachings through hip hop, include two MCs of the late 1980s–early ’90s conscious-rap era—Rakim of Eric B. & Rakim[26] and Big Daddy Kane. These two acts, as well as some of their other contemporaries, infused Five-Percent teachings and symbolism throughout their music and videos. This reputation brought fans of Rakim in particular to refer to him as the God MC. Not soon after Rakim and Kanes heyday rose acts that were even more explicit with allegiance to the NGE, most notably Brand Nubian, Poor Righteous Teachers, Wu-Tang Clan, Killarmy, Sunz of Man, Gravediggaz, Public Enemy, Godbliss and Gang Starr. The popularity of these acts sparked a boom of new NGE students.[citation needed] Five Percenters were the innovators behind early hip-hop slang, including sup, G? (originally G means God, not gangsta), Word is bond, Break it down, Peace, droppin science, and represent. [2][27] Many MCs employ the technique and terminology of the Supreme Alphabet to create acrostics, acronyms and backronyms in their rhymes. For example, in the song Wildflower, Ghostface Killah rhymes, Im God Cipher Divine, spelling G-O-D in the Supreme Alphabet.[28][29] Furthermore, Raekwon breaks down the science of his life story on the track North Star, rhyming the words sun, moon, and stars, rock on. The RZA directly rhymes the twelve pillars of lifes objectives on his later work with Gravediggaz, rhyming in succession Knowledge, Wisdom, Understanding, Freedom, Justice, Equality, Food, Clothing, Shelter, Love, Peace, Happiness. He regularly wears an eight-pointed star pendant, which can notably be seen on the cover of his album The World According to RZA. Five Percenters in New York City were even known as a visible presence at parties during hip hops formative years of the 1970s. Scene pioneer DJ Kool Herc recalled that while there was a heavy gang presence in attendance, the Five Percenters were also there as a de facto peace-keeping element.[19] Other examples of hip hop and R&B acts who are (or have been) associated with Five Percent teachings include Busta Rhymes, Digable Planets, J-Live, Nas,[30] Jay Electronica, Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah and Planet Asia.
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