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Hip hop or hip-hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans, [1] [2] starting in the Bronx, New York City. [a] Pioneered from Black American street culture, [4] [5] that had been around for years prior to its more mainstream discovery, [6] it later reached other groups such as Latino Americans and Caribbean Americans.
Member of. Eric B. & Rakim. Website. thegodrakim.com. William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim (/ rɑːˈkɪm /), is an American rapper. He is one half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, with whom he released four albums: Paid in Full (1987), Follow the Leader (1988), Let the Rhythm Hit ...
Yo-Yo has been active in advocating for hip-hop artists to become involved within their community. Notably, she testified in 1994 for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about whether the government should require rating labels on gangsta rap. [16] She also founded the Yo-Yo School of Hip-Hop to use hip-hop in curriculum for at-risk students. [17]
Busta Rhymes enjoys getting this whole family together, including his six kids: T’ziah Wood-Smith, Mariah Miskelly, T’khi Wood-Smith, Cacie Smith, Trillian Wood-Smith and Sacario Smith. The ...
June 26, 2008. (2008-06-26) Hip Hop Harry performing at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the UCLA campus. Hip Hop Harry is an American children's television series created by Claude Brooks that aired on Discovery Kids and TLC as part of the Ready Set Learn! block from September 25, 2006 to June 26, 2008.
Joshua Howard Luellen (born February 2, 1989), [1] known professionally as Southside (also known as Sizzle), is an American record producer, rapper and songwriter. Based in Atlanta, he is recognized in the music industry for his aggressive, trap -infused production work for prominent hip hop artists. [2] His association with hometown rapper ...
Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a First Nations hip hop duo composed of Haisla rappers Darren "Young D" Metz and Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce. They are originally from Kitamaat Village, British Columbia. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Their 2017 album The Average Savage was shortlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize, [ 3 ] and for the Juno Award for Indigenous Music ...
Chuck Philips, Los Angeles Times, 1992 Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city American black youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. In 1985 Schoolly D released "P ...