*** Author of "Rapper's Delight" essay currently archived at the Library of Congress ***
*** Guest speaker of BBC2 Radio "Rapper's Delight 40th Anniversary" by Trevor Nelson - September 2019 ***
The History of Hip Hop is a powerful cultural and social history of the end of the 20th century, and a deeper look into a new world that America's hip-hop generation created for music lovers worldwide.
Hip Hop took over in the 1990s and never turned back
The 1990s brilliance of hip hop sound and dance presented a voice and unique mindset of the rough streets of America. After springing up from social awareness, gangsta rap and breakdance, hip hop culture quickly expanded to an all-out platform featuring young forces of nature from the inner cities to suburbs worldwide expressing their unique lyrical talents and contributing to a new form of social history that has shaped entertainment globally.
Nowadays, the music and culture of Hip Hop has reached the NBA, NFL, Premier League, TV commercials and in places as far and remote as Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas in many global languages.
Remembering the good ole days of the 1990s where Hip Hop and popular culture first meshed resulting in rappers, R&B and jazz musicians, and pop to produce incredible musical classics for ages to come.
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Homage must be paid in full to those urban lyricists and Djs of the world's most cultural and social evolution