How Hip Hop Started

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Hip hop means many different things. It was first usedelement. Blues music also came to light inspiring
to refer to the culture and way of life of urban cityanother turn in the culture.
New York City. But, since then, the term has taken onWhen we talk about the term of hip hop, we are often
a life of its own. The most popular meaning of hip hopbrought back to Kool Herc, a DJ when he began
is now music. Hip hop or rap as it is also called hasworking with Afrika Bambaataa. There are many
several origins. In fact, there is no one origin that canmore people that fold into the story of how hop hip
be called the only one. There are several historieshop got started. If you want to take it back to
about how hip hop got started.decades ago with the combination of African music,
First of all, the influences that helped to inspire hip hopreggae and blues you will find a line of wonderful
are thought to be traced back to African culture, but itartists. Or, with the urban culture of inner city New
isn’t until the multicultural mix of New York CityYork, there is another line of artists that have made
that the music began to flow. But, even if we do nottheir mark. One thing is clear, though; hip hop continues
have a clear picture as to when hip hop was started,to make history for years to come.
we do know that there are some major players in itsTo find more information about how hip hop got
history.started, you can find a wide range of information
For example, one type of hip hop called dub isavailable to you right on the web. And, with so many
traditionally Jamaican style. Other forms such aspeople needing this information and wanting to know
Reggae are evident from the 1960’s. Throughthe roots of this music genre, it is safe to say that
development with artists such as U-Roy, Dr.what you need to know is available to you here, on
Alimontado and Dillinger that most began to change tothe web.