Mar 4, 2013
Atlalanta as Hip Hop
"Atalanta is not the first or the last maiden whom greed of gold has led to defile the temple of Love; and not maids alone, but men in the race of life, sink from the high and generous ideals of youth to the gambler’s code of the Bourse; and in all our Nation’s striving is not the Gospel of Work befouled by the Gospel of Pay? So common is this that one-half think it normal; so unquestioned, that we almost fear to question if the end of racing is not gold, if the aim of man is not rightly to be rich. And if this is the fault of America, how dire a danger lies before a new land and a new city, lest Atlanta, stooping for mere gold, shall find that gold accursed!" -W.E.B. Du Bois (1903)
She Was Old School When I Was Just A Shorty...
Creation of the term hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, rapper with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
However, Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy, and DJ Hollywood used the term when the music was still known as disco rap.
Universal Zulu Nation founder Afrika Bambaataa is credited with first using the term to describe the subculture in which the music belonged; although it is also suggested that it was a derogatory term to describe the type of music.
The first use of the term in print was in The Village Voice,[15] by Steven Hager, later author of a 1984 history of hip hop.
Back When....
Hip hop as music and culture formed during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City, particularly among African American youth residing in the Bronx. Block parties incorporated DJs who played popular genres of music, especially funk and soul music.
Turntablist techniques – such as scratching...beat mixing and/or matching, and beat juggling – eventually developed along with the breaks, creating a base that could be rapped over, in a manner similar to signifying, as well as the art of toasting, another influence found in Jamaican dub music.
Rapping, also referred to as MCing or emceeing, is a vocal style in which the artist speaks lyrically, in rhyme and verse, generally to an instrumental or synthesized beat.
The roots of rapping are found in African-American music and ultimately African music, particularly that of the griots of West African culture.
However, Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy, and DJ Hollywood used the term when the music was still known as disco rap.
Universal Zulu Nation founder Afrika Bambaataa is credited with first using the term to describe the subculture in which the music belonged; although it is also suggested that it was a derogatory term to describe the type of music.
The first use of the term in print was in The Village Voice,[15] by Steven Hager, later author of a 1984 history of hip hop.
Back When....
Hip hop as music and culture formed during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City, particularly among African American youth residing in the Bronx. Block parties incorporated DJs who played popular genres of music, especially funk and soul music.
Turntablist techniques – such as scratching...beat mixing and/or matching, and beat juggling – eventually developed along with the breaks, creating a base that could be rapped over, in a manner similar to signifying, as well as the art of toasting, another influence found in Jamaican dub music.
Rapping, also referred to as MCing or emceeing, is a vocal style in which the artist speaks lyrically, in rhyme and verse, generally to an instrumental or synthesized beat.
The roots of rapping are found in African-American music and ultimately African music, particularly that of the griots of West African culture.
The Hip Hop Elements By. The Point Underground Hip Hop
The Hip Hop Elements
- Element #1. Is Break dancing
This is the acrobatic story of hip hop!
The ultimate mixture of gymnastics (capoeria), flexibility and athletics. Just like a sport, it's to be practiced. Once the skill of breakin' is obtained, then other skills can be mastered and or conquered. It's poetry in motion for hip hop.
- Element # 2. Is Graffiti BombingThis is the artistic side of hip hop (literally). For a true graffiti artist, writin on walls is like a piece of their soul lett in loose through the can.
You have ya throw-ups, wild stylez, and bubble letters. Each artist knows about can control and all that. I know you've seen at least one tag on a wall, subway train, bus, where ever.
Remember those are tags! The actual art comes in with the burners and the murals you may see of someone's name, a story, or a cartoon figure.
- Element # 3. Is Rapping or Emceeing.This is the vocal side of hip hop! Understand this an emcee is not a"rapper"! Some do get offended. Emcee'n is poetry. This is a combination of rhymes, knowledge, vocabulary, beats, soul and rhythm. Emcee'n is an art like all other aspects of hip hop. One cannot become an emcee overnight. It takes practice and dedication.
- Element # 4. Is TurntablesThis is where the actual music comes in! You all know that the party can't start without a DJ in any circumstance. The DJ has the job of lacing or sampling a track to bring any song to life with any sound made with a vinyl record and a turntable itself. Now and days there are computers that do the job, but real DeeJays are the ones suffering from the effect. So why not give them jobs also to make ends meet like those commercialized DJ's? Just a thought that should be considered though.
- Element #5 /MENTAL:This is the knowledge of hip hop itself. Existence within hip hop without graffin, emcee'n, deejayin or breakin.
Just havin love for the culture!
Influence of Disco (Transition to Recording)
Hip hop music was both influenced by disco music and a backlash against it.
According to Kurtis Blow, the early days of hip hop were characterized by divisions between fans and detractors of disco music.
Hip hop had largely emerged as "a direct response to the watered down, Europeanised, disco music that permeated the airwaves."
In Washington, D.C. go-go emerged as a reaction against disco and eventually incorporated characteristics of hip hop during the early 1980s. The genre of electronic music behaved similarly, eventually evolving into what is known as house music in Chicago and techno in Detroit.
Transition to Recording
Prior to 1979, recorded hip hop music consisted mainly of PA system recordings of parties and early hip hop mixtapes by DJs. Puerto Rican DJ Disco Wiz is credited as the first hip hop DJ to create a "mixed plate," or mixed dub recording, when, in 1977, he combined sound bites, special effects and paused beats to technically produce a sound recording.
The first hip hop record is widely regarded to be The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight", from 1979
Despite the genre's growing popularity, Philadelphia was, for many years, the only city whose contributions could be compared to New York City's. Hip hop music became popular in Philadelphia in the late 1970s. The first released record was titled "Rhythm Talk", by Jocko Henderson.
The New York Times had dubbed Philadelphia the "Graffiti Capital of the World" in 1971. Philadelphia native DJ Lady B recorded "To the Beat Y'All" in 1979, and became the first female solo hip hop artist to record music
According to Kurtis Blow, the early days of hip hop were characterized by divisions between fans and detractors of disco music.
Hip hop had largely emerged as "a direct response to the watered down, Europeanised, disco music that permeated the airwaves."
In Washington, D.C. go-go emerged as a reaction against disco and eventually incorporated characteristics of hip hop during the early 1980s. The genre of electronic music behaved similarly, eventually evolving into what is known as house music in Chicago and techno in Detroit.
Transition to Recording
Prior to 1979, recorded hip hop music consisted mainly of PA system recordings of parties and early hip hop mixtapes by DJs. Puerto Rican DJ Disco Wiz is credited as the first hip hop DJ to create a "mixed plate," or mixed dub recording, when, in 1977, he combined sound bites, special effects and paused beats to technically produce a sound recording.
The first hip hop record is widely regarded to be The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight", from 1979
Despite the genre's growing popularity, Philadelphia was, for many years, the only city whose contributions could be compared to New York City's. Hip hop music became popular in Philadelphia in the late 1970s. The first released record was titled "Rhythm Talk", by Jocko Henderson.
The New York Times had dubbed Philadelphia the "Graffiti Capital of the World" in 1971. Philadelphia native DJ Lady B recorded "To the Beat Y'All" in 1979, and became the first female solo hip hop artist to record music
In The 1980's Hip Hop (The Low)
The 1980s marked the diversification of hip hop as the genre developed more complex styles.
Heavy usage of the new generation of drum machines such as the Oberheim DMX and Roland 808 models was a characteristic of many 1980s songs.
The influential single "The Message" (1982) by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five is widely considered to be the pioneering force for conscious rap.
Hip Hop at this time was all about the 5 Hip Hop Elements & about uplifting the community. It was fun, it was clean, and it was spreading "the message" of what was going on in the black communities all around America.
It wasn't about selling records and being famous. It was about making conscious music and it was pure talent.
Heavy usage of the new generation of drum machines such as the Oberheim DMX and Roland 808 models was a characteristic of many 1980s songs.
The influential single "The Message" (1982) by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five is widely considered to be the pioneering force for conscious rap.
Hip Hop at this time was all about the 5 Hip Hop Elements & about uplifting the community. It was fun, it was clean, and it was spreading "the message" of what was going on in the black communities all around America.
It wasn't about selling records and being famous. It was about making conscious music and it was pure talent.
New School Hip Hop
The new school of hip hop was the second wave of hip hop music, originating in 1983–84 with the early records of Run-D.M.C. and LL Cool J.
the new school came predominately from New York City. The new school was initially characterized in form by drum machine-led minimalism, with influences from rock music. It was notable for taunts and boasts about rapping, and socio-political commentary, both delivered in an aggressive, self-assertive style. In image as in song its artists projected a tough, cool, street b-boy attitude.
the new school came predominately from New York City. The new school was initially characterized in form by drum machine-led minimalism, with influences from rock music. It was notable for taunts and boasts about rapping, and socio-political commentary, both delivered in an aggressive, self-assertive style. In image as in song its artists projected a tough, cool, street b-boy attitude.
Golden Age of Hip Hop 'The Low'
Hip hop's "golden age" (or "golden era") is a name given to a period in mainstream hip hop—usually cited as between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s—said to be characterized by its diversity, quality, innovation and influence.
This music is considered the "Low" because these artist didn't rap about violence and had messages in their music. Messages for the "black" community and songs about rhyming.
There were strong themes of Afrocentrism and political militancy, while the music was experimental and the sampling, eclectic, there was often a strong jazz influence.
This music is considered the "Low" because these artist didn't rap about violence and had messages in their music. Messages for the "black" community and songs about rhyming.
There were strong themes of Afrocentrism and political militancy, while the music was experimental and the sampling, eclectic, there was often a strong jazz influence.
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