The History of Hip Hop: Volume 4

By Eric Reese

"Beats of the New Millennium: An Odyssey Through the First Decade of Millennium Hip-Hop"

*** Author of "Rapper's Delight" essay currently archived at the Library of Congress ***

*** Guest speaker of BBC2 Radio "Rapper's Delight 40th Anniv

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eric Reese
• Release date: Oct 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781925988727

Eric Reese

"Every book I write goes into uncharted territories others won't pen."   About me: I'm Eric Reese, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I've worked as a community organizer, educator, graphic design, human services and a number of other fields.  I'm the recipient of the first Mayoral Scholarship of Philadelphia (1993), the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Human Relations Award (1989) and a few other awards and scholarships nationally and globally.  I've always had an interest in writing especially from the old-journal-in-the-morning days as many of my books today reflect my experiences here and abroad.  When I have time for myself, I love traveling, mediating and researching new marketing tactics. One of my weirdest experiences was when I once lived on a top roof in an apartment building in Beirut for a few weeks until I found somewhere to stay during the war in Afghanistan. Every night, I'd listen to BBC radio and hear the chaos while not be detected.  Some say that my lively and energetic character has made me many friends across the world. I really hope so; with many friends come many enemies. In the future, I'd love to own a large home somewhere in a quiet peaceful spacious area where my neighbors are not close but not far. Now I live wherever is called home at the time in hopes of achieving my goal one of these days. You can contact me at [e-mail]

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The History of Hip Hop

THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP

VOLUME 4

ERIC REESE

Copyright © 2022 by Eric Reese

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Culture

Background of Hip Hop

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

The Future of Hip Hop

INTRODUCTION

Hip Hop, often known as Rap or Rap Music, is a culture and art movement that originated in the Bronx, New York City, among African Americans, Latino Americans, and Caribbean Americans. The name’s origin is frequently questioned. It’s also debatable whether hip hop originated in the South or the West Bronx. Hip hop is defined by four key elements: rapping (also known as MCing or emceeing), a rhythmic vocal rhyming style (orality); DJing (and turntablism), the practice of making music with record players and DJ mixers (aural/sound and music creation); b-boying/b-Girling/break dancing (movement/dance); and graffiti.

Other elements include hip hop culture and intellectual/philosophical awareness of the movement; beatboxing, a percussive vocal technique; street entrepreneurship; hip hop terminology; and hip-hop fashion and style, to name a few. Although it is debatable, the fifth factor is generally referred to as either street knowledge, hip-hop fashion, or beatboxing.

The Black Spades, an African American group that has been described as a gang, a club, and a music group, started the Bronx hip hop culture in the mid-1970s by throwing neighborhood block parties. DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell, a brother-sister combo, also hosted DJ parties in the Bronx and are attributed with the genre’s emergence. Hip hop culture has extended to both urban and suburban areas across the United States and, as a result, the rest of the world. In the 1990s and later decades, these aspects were greatly altered and extended, particularly when the art forms spread to new continents and fused with local styles.

The four core characteristics give continuity and a firm base for hip hop culture, even as the movement continues to expand globally and explore a variety of styles and art forms, such as hip-hop theater and hip-hop film.

Hip Hop is both a new and old phenomenon; because sampling tracks, beats, and basslines from old albums are so important to the art form, much of the culture has focused on the idea of modernizing historic recordings, attitudes, and experiences for modern listeners. In hip hop culture, flipping refers to sampling past culture and recycling it in a new context or format. Hip hop music, like earlier African American and Latino musical genres like blues, jazz, ragtime, funk, salsa, and disco, has become one of the most popular globally. Fans discovered and downloaded or streamed hip hop music through social networking sites such as Black Planet and MySpace, as well as websites like YouTube, WorldStar Hip Hop, Soundcloud, and Spotify, in the 2000s, with the emergence of new media platforms such as online music streaming services.

Global Innovations

Hip Hop is now the heart of a huge music and fashion industry around the world, according to the US Department of State, and it crosses social barriers and racial divisions.  Hip Hop is the world’s favorite young culture, according to National Geographic, and just about every country on the earth appears to have established its own local rap scene.  Hip Hop has become a global musical epidemic because of its widespread travels. Hip Hop is custom-made to battle the anomie that preys on youths everywhere nobody knows their name, according to The Village Voice. 

Hip Hop sounds and styles vary by place, but there are also fusion genres that can be found. Hip Hop culture has grown from a taboo genre to a global phenomenon with millions of devotees. The adaption of music in diverse settings, as well as the influence on behavior and dress, made this possible.

Not all countries have accepted hip hop, since the interloping wild style of hip hop is not always appreciated in countries with strong local culture, as maybe expected in places with strong local culture. This