The History of Hip Hop: Expanded and Matured

"Discover the second edition of the definitive history of hip hop, and learn how the 80’s culture set new trends and broke boundaries forever!”

"Where hip hop transformed from infancy to new culture!”

With the gradual shift from the 1970s disco scene, a new style of music known as hip hop paved way for underground music talent; creating local artists to pop up from all over the Brooklyn, The Bronx, Philly, and Jersey. Some refer to it as “The Golden Era” but rap music was just coming into its own in the early to mid-1980s. Artists such as Kurtis Blow, DJ Kool Herc, Afrikan Bambatta, Melle Mel, Whodini, Kool Moe Dee, Schoolly D, Run-DMC, LL Cool J and others brought a sound that remains urban America‘s loudest voice in modern-day known as hip-hop. 

This book takes you behind the scenes, giving you the tell all details of the 1980s era which would lay the roots for an artistic experience that has built the existence of many rap artists now. Today‘s rap culture has inner-city American residents to thank for its musical successes. Cited in this volume:

• Kurtis Blow AKA the “Godfather of Rap” contributions to rap music
• Rock Box’ by Afrika Bambatta set the first hip hop-rock collaboration for future artists to follow 
• Kool Moe Dee and LL Cool J;  hip hop’s first fiercest battle rappers faced off and set flames of hip hop freestyle wars to come
• The impact of Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five’s ‘The Message‘ 
• The Beastie Boys‘ opened the door of hip hop music to the homes of white America, resulting in its rapid spread and acceptance after reluctance
• LL Cool J‘s album - ‘Bigger and Deffer’  is lauded as the first successful rap-ballad.
• ‘Self-Destruction’ (collaboration of East Coast rappers led by KRS-One whose DJ (Scott La-Rock) was murdered) debuted on the Billboard at Number #1 for ten weeks in a row
• and many more hip hop and rap cultural references …

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