This episode delves into the origins of hip-hop in the 1970s and 1980s, focusing on its cultural roots in the Bronx, New York. We examine the genre's foundational elements, including DJs, MCs, breakdancing, and graffiti, while highlighting the sociopolitical environment that gave rise to hip-hop and set the stage for its widespread advancement.
Laurieann Gibson:
It was a time when we were allowed to color outside the lines. Doing what we passionately felt we wanted to do, how we wanted to dance, choreograph, dress. Hip-hop represents that freedom, a time when we were able to tell our story in our own way.
Catris Johnson:
The history of hip-hop began in the Bronx of New York City in 1973. August 11 at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue to be exact. Hip-hop was created by a DJ. I don't think most people know that DJ Kool Herc, his sister, wanted to throw this back to school party. Then they threw one into the basement. And from that day, when she gave this first scratch, it was the beginning and the birth of hip-hop.
Yo-yo
The first time I heard it I said it's hip-hop to hip and hip-hop and you don't stop rocking. It was different from R&B. It was the Sugar Hill Gang who introduced the world to a whole new grove. I told him.
Gail Mitchell:
I mean, rap is the genre. And hip-hop is the culture. That's how I've always seen it. Yes, it started as rap but it was born on the streets of Harlem and the Bronx in the late 70s.
Laurieann Gibson:
The four main pillars of hip-hop are the DJ, the music commander, the MC, who is now the rapper, the breakdancer, and the producer.
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