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(Encyclopedia) rap music or hip-hop, African-American popular music style that originated in the mid-to-late ‘70s, which incorporates DJing, MCing, dance, and fashion. See studies by M.…hip-hop
(Encyclopedia) hip-hop: see rap music.Hip Hop Quiz
/* /*]]>*/ Starting at an urban underground movement, Hip Hop became rather popular in the 1970s. Originally, it focused on the act of MCing neighborhood parties. How well do you know Hip Hop of…Hip-Hop's Radical Roots, Part 1
by Jace Clayton This article was posted on February 25, 1999. 1978, New York City. Dead summer. The city was always public but an inescapable heat sends folks out of their apartments and…Hip-Hop's Radical Roots, Part 2
Artists like Brooklyn's Mos Def and Talib Kwali are keeping hip-hop's community consciousness vital.Pioneering DJs such as Bambaataa, Flash, DXT, Herc, and others commenced a nonstop quest for…Hip-Hop's Radical Roots, Part 3
For more than a decade, artists like the Jungle Brothers have kept hip-hop fresh and inventive by transforming and "derailing" musical convention. Further Reading Black Noise, Tricia Rose The…Biographies: Selected Rap and Hip-Hop Musicians
Selected Rap and Hip-Hop Musicians Mos Def See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and…Feld, Eliot
(Encyclopedia) Feld, Eliot, 1942–, American dancer and choreographer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a teenager he danced in musicals, notably West Side Story on Broadway and film, and on television. While a…Clinton, George
(Encyclopedia) Clinton, George, 1941- , American singer, songwriter, producer, and bandleader, b. Kannapolis, N.C. Although born in North Carolina…Trending
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