Hip Hop History

Hip Hop History

By Nicole Cofresi

What is Hip Hop?

​A Culture, an Art Movement, Music, Dance

• ​Created by people living in The Bronx, NY (influence from African Americans, Latino & Caribbean Americans in that population)

• Created in 1970s during the "Decade of Fire"​

• 4 Pillars: DJ (disc jockey), MC, Graffiti, dance​

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The Bronx

The Bronx 1960/70s

White Flight

• beautiful suburb apartments to attract more people to live there, but neighborhood wasn't appealing for people, so the White population ​fled

• Slumlords could not afford the properties​, so the building managers would burn down their places to collect the insurance- "Decade of Fire"

• If people weren't moving out of the buildings, they shut off amenities ​

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Life in the Bronx

• Lots of gangs

• ​crime

• illegal activity

• kids needed an outlet​

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Where was Hip Hop born?

• The Bronx

• Brooklyn

• New York

• Africa

DJ Kool Herc

​Known for his parties

• Credited with "Merry-go-round"ing/ Loops

  • dance breaks on turntable

• August 11th, 1973 is considered the birthday of Hip Hop​

  • back to school jam @ 1520 Sedgewick Ave.​

  • When it got too big they shut it down and moved to another location (The park)

  • introduction of the MC to control the crowd - when couldn't control, unplugged and stopped party

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DJs & MCs

Bigger badder parties

• ​Afrika Bambaata & Zulu Nation

  • Grant to observe African communities, bring the same parties over here, focused on peace, love, unity, and having fun

• ​Grand Master Flash & Furious five

  • Hip Hop group that made MC-ing putting on a show

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Disco

Soul Train

• Dancers were seen on Soul Train performing Disco moves

• new Breaking/ Hip Hop moves were being created, used at parties

  • party dances made up hip hop repertoire​

• Don Campbell created locking from the funky chicken and the robot shuffle​

• Boogaloo Sam created popping - going smooth to hit tensing the muscles​

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Four Pillars of Hip Hop

• DJ

• MC

• Graffiti

• Dance (breaking)​

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What is one of the four pillars of Hip Hop?

• DJ, MC

• Strolling

• Graffiti

• Dance

Grafitti

• start with hieroglyphics

• Julio 204 - arrested for tagging

• "Tagging"​

• "Bombing"​

• Tag Nickname: nickname & part of address​

• Basquiat​

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Jamaican Dancehall

• Rapping - speaking rhythmically usually over a beat or music

• began ​in the dancehall

• MC -master of ceremonies would speak over records in turntable (Toasting)

• DJs mostly played ​disco & funk

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In early rap, what is it called when you speak over the music?

• Toasting

• Roasting

• Booming

• Hosting

• Downrock

• top rock

• power moves

• freeze

Types of moves:​

• ​Originated movement from Lindy Hop, came right out of disco

• Started at the bloc parties during merry-go-round breaks​

• B-Boy/Girl​

Break dancing

Breaking

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https://youtu.be/ahoJReiCaPk​

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Breaking:

https://youtu.be/9TMBWCcYs3o​

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Lindy Hoppers