Hip Hop Through the Ages
“Don't push me 'cause I'm close to the edge, I'm trying not to
lose my head, Hahahaha.”
One of the most memorable rap songs of all time from Grandmaster
Flash and the Furious Five was released in 1982 and was known to be
the first dominant rap group to talk about life in inner-city America.
This groundbreaking song sparks a movement that has been forever
changing and has become the most popular music genre of all time,
Hip Hop. With many major sub music genres such as Melodic Rap,
Alternative Rap, Gangsta Rap, Trap, Boom-bap, and R&B, it begs to
question how hip hop came to be the most dominant force of music on
the planet. Well, lucky for Connect readers, we are about to take a
history lesson as we go through the ages of Hip Hop.
1925
Yes, you read that right. We will start our history lesson all the way
back in 1925 with a young dancer called Earl Tucker, also known as
Snake Hips. Why start with a dancer, you ask? Well, it is important to
understand that Hip Hop isn’t just about music. It’s a culture that combines
the music, dance, and lifestyle of the oftentimes suppressed African
American community. Back in 1925, Earl Tucker was a performer
at the famous Cotton Club in New York City where his style of floats
and slides into his hips is what later inspired breakdancing. Check out
the video reference for yourself!
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