The Hip-Hop Movement
“This movement started to expose people to new music but ended up becoming a multi-billion dollar industry” according to DMC of Run- D.M.C. (Jalal 1). The Hip-Hop movement started in 1973 by 3 men your parents probably know about. It started to expose people to other types of music. The Hip-Hop Movement will discuss, the people who started the Hip-Hop movement and whom is affected, the purpose of the movement and what it hopes to achieve.
First off, it was started in 1973 by Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, and Run D.M.C. A few people/groups that were key in this movement were N.W.A. and Eazy-E, and Russell Simmons. Some more recent key artists include Eminem, Drake, Jay-Z, Beyoncé. Most people affected by this is movement teenagers and
young adults. There aren’t exactly certain people in this movement but any Hip-Hop artists is apart of this movement even if they don’t know it.
Where did it all start? It started in the Bronx. This movement started to expose people to different types of music such as R&B, and Rap. It is happening all across the world. This does affect the U.S. big time because it was started here, there are a lot more people here that are apart of the movement compared to other countries other countries.
How and when it all began. My movement started in 1973 and is still going on today. It worked for its purpose which was to expose people to rap and other hip hop music styles. “DJ Kool Herc, a building resident, was entertaining at his sister’s back-to-school party, and tried something new on the turntable, he extended an instrumental beat to let people start break dancing and began rapping during the extended breakdancing” from Birthplace of Hip-Hop (Zuberi 1). The Hip-Hop movement started in 1973 near the Bronx. It has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry. The movement still sizzling maybe more than ever before. Run D.M.C. is one of the most known rappers ever. Right no the Hip-Hop movement is leaving a legacy right now.
First off, it was started in 1973 by Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, and Run D.M.C. A few people/groups that were key in this movement were N.W.A. and Eazy-E, and Russell Simmons. Some more recent key artists include Eminem, Drake, Jay-Z, Beyoncé. Most people affected by this is movement teenagers and
young adults. There aren’t exactly certain people in this movement but any Hip-Hop artists is apart of this movement even if they don’t know it.
Where did it all start? It started in the Bronx. This movement started to expose people to different types of music such as R&B, and Rap. It is happening all across the world. This does affect the U.S. big time because it was started here, there are a lot more people here that are apart of the movement compared to other countries other countries.
How and when it all began. My movement started in 1973 and is still going on today. It worked for its purpose which was to expose people to rap and other hip hop music styles. “DJ Kool Herc, a building resident, was entertaining at his sister’s back-to-school party, and tried something new on the turntable, he extended an instrumental beat to let people start break dancing and began rapping during the extended breakdancing” from Birthplace of Hip-Hop (Zuberi 1). The Hip-Hop movement started in 1973 near the Bronx. It has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry. The movement still sizzling maybe more than ever before. Run D.M.C. is one of the most known rappers ever. Right no the Hip-Hop movement is leaving a legacy right now.