Question

Describe the origins of Hip Hop including (1) Kool Herc's role in its development; (2) its original agenda for black youth; (3) its evolution from party music to political and social commentary rap.

Answer 1

Widely considered a synonym for the rap music, the term hip-hop refers to a complex culture which compromises four elements:-

deejaying or turntabling,

rapping, also known as MCing or rhyming,  

graffitipainting also known as graf or writing and

B-boying, which encompasses hip-hop style, dance and attitud along with sort of virile body language

Hip-hop originated in the predominantly African American economically depressed South Bronx section of New York City in 1970s. As the hip-hop movement began at society’s margins, its origins are shrouded in myth, enigma, and obfuscation. Graffiti and break dancing the aspects of the culture that first caught public attention, had the least lasting effect. the graffiti movement was started in 1972 by a Greek American teenager who signed, or “tagged,” Taki 183 (his name and street, 183rd Street) on walls throughout the New York City subway system.

kool herc role in it:-

The first major hip-hop DJ was Kool Herc, an 18-year-old immigrant who introduced the huge sound systems of his native Jamaica to inner-city parties. Using two turntables, he melded percussive fragments from older records with popular dance songs to create a continuous flow of music. he played key role in the development of hip hop.Kool Herc was widely credited as the father of modern rapping for his spoken interjections over records.

agenda for black:-

Hip hop music has been a powerful medium for protesting the impact of legal institutions on minorities, particularly police and prisons.

its evolution:-

DJing, rapping, and production, culminating in what is now taken to be Hip hop music and rap, adding to the existing understanding of hip-hip's earliest decades. Such original artists, producers, DJs, and promoters include DJ Kool Herc, Coke La Rock, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Fab Five Freddy, Marley Marl, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Warp 9, DJ Hollywood, Spoonie Gee, The Sugarhill Gang, and Russell Simmons.  

as the influence for Gangster Rap on the West Coast. It limits it telling of the history at that point, as it documents that was the turning point in which Hip Hop had turned from an underground movement within music to a mainstream genre, that ripples its influence throughout contemporary culture.