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The "Hip Hop Hit List" was also the first to define hip hop as a culture introducing the many aspects of the art form such as fashion, music, dance, the arts and most importantly the language. For instance, on the cover the headliner included the tag "All Literature was Produced to Meet Street Comprehension!"
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary on Aug. 11, The Times looks back at the artists, songs and innovations that changed the course of popular culture. The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history
Philadelphia and the site of the first all-hip-hop nightclub, After Midnight, which changed to an all-rap format in 1984, one year before the Latin Quarter in Manhattan.
When hip-hop first started being absorbed outside of the United States, it was often with a mimicking of American styles and messages, says P. Khalil Saucier, who has studied the spread of hip-hop ...
Hip-hop has been described as a "mainstream subculture". The main reasons why hip-hop culture secured its subcultural authority despite becoming a part of the mass media and mainstream industries can be summarized as follows. First, hip-hop artists promoted symbolic and conspicuous consumption in their music from a very early stage. Second, the ...
Senegalese hip hop is a form of hip hop that originated in Senegal in the early 1980s. When hip hop first hit the scene in Africa, it went from merely being a fad, to a more social and political movement. Amongst the most influential leaders of this movement were artists from the country of Senegal.
The earliest hip-hop culture was a reflection of those difficult realities in the South Bronx. “Poverty was the flavor of the day,” said Murphy, who also grew up in the South Bronx in the 1960s.
Pages in category "History of hip-hop" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.