From Blues to Hip Hop

Can we trace Hip Hop further back than the 1970s?​

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Do you hear the influence on Hip/Hop & Rap listening to "The Judge"

• Yes, absolutely!

• Yes, somewhat.

• No, not really.

• No, not at all.

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What do you think of when you think of the Blues?

Blues, Jazz, Ragtime

.... oh my!

By Jenna Odom

​A brief history of early African American contributions to American Music

music characterized by a syncopated melodic line and regularly accented accompaniment, evolved by black American musicians in the 1890s and played especially on the piano.

Ragtime

melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed in the rural southern US toward the end of the 19th century, finding a wider audience in the 1940s, as black people migrated to the cities. This urban blues gave rise to rhythm and blues and rock and roll.

Blues

a type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century. Brass and woodwind instruments and piano are particularly associated with jazz, although guitar and occasionally violin are also used.

Jazz

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Trace the web of how blues can be traced to modern Hip Hop.

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Exit Slip: How do you think Blues music influenced the music you listen to today?