Cymande Helped Pave the Way for Hip-Hop, Disco and House in the '70s – And Is Now ...
derailed initially by an unreceptive music industry but ultimately embraced by the founders of hip-hop, house and disco music ...
insider.si.edu7 个月
Hip-Hop and Rap Across the Smithsonian
The Anthology captures the evolution of hip-hop from its earliest days in the late 70s up to contemporary artists of today ... worn by B-Girl Laneski National Museum of African American History and ...
BBC3 年
Origins of hip-hop
The first hip-hop record is widely thought to be Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang, which was recorded in 1979. In the 1970s and 80s, lyrics often focused on social issues, giving young ...
The Source Magazine1 个月
Today In Hip Hop History: 45 Years Ago Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” Became ...
On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the ...
BBC1 年
Once Upon a Time in New York
How the squalid streets of 70s New York gave birth to music that would go on to conquer the world: Punk, Disco and Hip Hop.
Yardbarker2 年
The 25 most important hip hop albums from the '90s
Hip-hop might have been birthed in the ‘80s; however it wasn't until the ‘90s when the genre started to take off. It was an era of legends like Nas, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, and more who ...