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The Evolution and Cultural Impact of Hip-Hop
TLDR Hip-hop, a cultural movement rooted in African traditions, has evolved through various elements such as rap, graffiti, breakdancing, DJing, and fashion. It has influenced mainstream music, spawned subgenres like gangster rap, and become a global phenomenon with a significant impact on fashion and popular culture.
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Hip-hop is more than just music, it's a cultural movement with roots dating back to Africa and encompasses various elements, including rap.
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Hip-hop originated from African traditions and evolved through various elements such as graffiti, breakdancing, emceeing, DJing, and fashion, with influences from jazz, blues, gospel, and other music genres.
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Hip-hop originated from African traditions and evolved through various elements such as graffiti, breakdancing, emceeing, DJing, and fashion, with influences from jazz, blues, gospel, and other music genres, and DJ Cool Herk is credited as the originator of hip-hop.
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Hip-hop evolved from DJing and toasting, with DJ Cool Herc enlisting the aid of Cochlearock and Clark Kent to rap for him, and Africa Bambata forming the Zulu Nation to promote positivity and steer kids away from gangs, while Grandmaster Flash innovated techniques such as punch phrasing and scratching.
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In the 1980s, hip-hop started to cross over into mainstream music with songs like Blondie's "Rapture" and The Clash's "Magnificent Seven," and artists like Run DMC, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, and Salt-N-Pepa began to gain popularity.
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Gangster Rap emerged as a subgenre of hip-hop, with NWA being the first to turn it into a hit, and it eventually took over and became hip-hop itself, with gang violence, drug dealing, poverty, and misogyny becoming hallmarks of the genre.
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Graffiti is considered by many to be an integral part of hip-hop, with its origins traced back to the 60s and the convergence between hip-hop and graffiti being centered around a tagger named Hayes.
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Breakdancing, including moves like head spins, back spins, windmills, and the worm, has been a part of hip-hop culture since at least the 1940s.
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Breakdancing originated from West Africa and was influenced by Caucasian dancing like the Lindy hop and the Charleston, as well as African-American dancing like the cakewalk, and also drew inspiration from Brazilian martial art Capoeira and Kung Fu.
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Hip-hop style, including clothing and fashion trends, became a big business commodity and was influenced by comfortable and loose clothing, military-inspired boots, black jeans and leather, and African-inspired prints and colors.
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Hip-hop fashion became a big business, with rap moguls maximizing their brand by venturing into clothing design, and designer labels like Tommy Hilfiger becoming popular; hip-hop has also become a global phenomenon that is here to stay.
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