The 50 Moments That Defined Hip-Hop, in Photos
By Seth Berkman, Stacker
On 1/3/21 at 12:00 PM EST
It was 1979 when The Sugar Hill Gang released Rapper s Delight, a song widely considered to be the first hip-hop track. But hip-hop s history stretches back much further than Wonder Mike uttering those famous first lyrics: Now, what you hear is not a test, I m rapping to the beat/And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet.
Early influencers of hip-hop included jazz musicians who employed vocal improvisation, or scat singing, in their songs. The first famous scat solo on a record came from Louis Armstrong ad-libbing on his 1926 recording of Heebie Jeebies when he dropped his trumpet melody sheet music during the recording. Earlier recordings of scat singing, from artists like Don Redman and Cliff Edwards, have also been found. Ella Fitzgerald was a master of scat singing, and rappers today still employ the practice on album tracks and use it as a mech
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ThyBlackMan.com) In a year that has been unique and challenging for numbers of people across the Earth, it is so 2020 that The International Olympic Committee would provide a measure of lighthearted but real sports news earlier this month. During the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, breakdancing will be an official Olympic sport. According to the IOC, the “sport concept has been expanded, showcasing youth-focused events that are inclusive, engaging and can be practised outside conventional arenas.” Along with breakdancing, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing will be new Olympic sports in 2024. To the IOC’s credit, breakdancing will be officially called “breaking” when it comes to Olympic competition to pay homage to the history of the skill.
Breaking just became a Olympic sport and will be represented at the 2024 Paris Games. Rock Steady Crew legend Crazy Legs (real name Richard Colón) was asked to be involved, but his future with the Olympics could be in jeopardy.
On Wednesday (December 16), a petition started circulating online claiming the often celebrated breaker has a long, sordid history of sending salacious photos to young women, essentially accusing Crazy Legs of sexual assault. Consequently, the people behind the petition (simply identified as BBoy & BGirl) are pleading with the International Olympic Committee to take action.
“Founder of Rock Steady Crew Richard Colón (a.k.a. Crazy Legs) has been using his power of influence to sexually harass women,” the petition reads in part. “Not only so, this behavior has gone on for a long time without being checked. He has failed to take accountability for his actions, and the Bboy/Bgirl community needs to take action! This man should not be involved with Redbul
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Broke continues the (hed)p.e. tradition of mixing different styles of music into an interesting and original blend. The album opens with
Killing Time, a boombastic number that fans will instantly recognise as the(hed)p.e. style with a bridge that s simple (and funky) enough to stick in your head for days. The song was also featured in the movie
Waiting To Die sees lead vocalist Jared going off in a big way to some very nu-metal grooves.
Feel Good is definitely one of the album s highlights, sporting a soft-loud dynamic that s used to as great effect as the guest voices of fellow metallers Serj Tankian and Morgan Lander and artfully blending the hip-hop and metal genres. Another good example of this is the track
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