| In the early 1970s, the cultural movement of hip hop | | | | records, so huge stereo systems were set up so |
| music was born. Hip hop's fast paced music style is | | | | that many could here the rhythmic beats. These |
| made of two parts; the rhythmic delivery of rap and | | | | stereo systems were the kick-off for the beginning |
| the use ofinstrumentation by a DJ. Hip hop music also | | | | of theevolution of block parties. So with the musical |
| brought with it a fashion of its own, the fashion | | | | talent of these amazing DJs, with the use of vinyl |
| helped to represent this newly created music. | | | | record mixing, the culture of hip hop and rap music |
| Hip hop music has its roots from West African music | | | | was born. |
| and African-American music. The first rap song to be | | | | History of R & B |
| put onto a vinyl record was, "Rapper's Delight", a | | | | R&B, which stands for Rhythm and Blues, was |
| song by the Sugarhill Gang back in the 1970s. This is | | | | the greatest influence on music around the world for |
| when block parties started becoming the norm in | | | | most of the 20th century's second-half. Rhythm and |
| New York City, which gave hip hop and rap the | | | | Blues is a term with a broad sense, but typically |
| chance to explode in popularity. Hip hop's | | | | recognizing black-pop music. This type of music was |
| instrumentation came from funk, R&B, and | | | | introduced to the world by artists' combining the |
| disco, when combined together make this dynamic | | | | music styles of jazz and blues. R&B is actually |
| type of music. When the DJs at these block parties | | | | what was later developed into what we know as |
| learned what the people liked, they began mixing | | | | rock and roll. In the 1970s, the term R&B was |
| these vinyl records and created music that played | | | | being used to describe soul and funk music styles, |
| continuously with amazing transitions betweensongs. | | | | which today we know it describes Rhythm and Blues. |
| Hip hop was actually created by a DJ named Kool | | | | Along with being influenced by jazz and blues, |
| Herc, a Jamaican that had moved to the United | | | | R&B also had influences from gospel and disco |
| States with a style that consisted of mixing music by | | | | music. Disco's downturn in the 1980s opened the |
| using two copies of the same record. Many of the | | | | door for R&B to truly take-off in popularity. |
| poor Jamaican's in the town could not afford vinyl | | | | |