Music is one of the most influential entities that exists. Just a few notes can change a person's mood. A good beat or chord can single handedly make your day. One song has the power to completely warp your outlook on life. However, music can not only affect an individual on a sonic level or personal level; but music can also have a full blown societal impact. With this in mind, the genre of Rock and Roll comes to thought. Undoubtedly one of the most popular musical genres worldwide; Rock and Roll is almost as infamous for having such a wide reaching impact on the world as it is for using guitars. For a countless number of years, Rock and Roll reigned supreme and was unchallenged as the “dominant” music genre. But as history has proven throughout,
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The best place to start this evaluation of the genres is undoubtedly their origins. Being that Rock and Roll is the more senior of the two, that is where we will …show more content…
The location of that birthplace was 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, and the man who presided over that historic party was the birthday girl’s brother, Clive Campbell—better known to history as DJ Kool Herc, founding father of hip hop. It was DJ Kool Herc who kick started the movement; which was historically perceived as an expression of urban youth. It was Herc who laid the groundwork for everything associated with Hip Hop today. Just as rock had implemented aspects from other forms of music to assist in its eventual emergence; Hip-Hop also borrowed from other cultures. For example, DJ Herc was known to often speak over a rhythmic beat, known at the time as “toasting”, which of course paved the way for the Hip-Hop artists of today to rap over a beat. In addition, he was also fond of extending the beat of a record using two players and isolating the drum "breaks" by using a mixer to switch between the two. This is what started the concept more commonly known as “scratching”, which was extremely popular in the early days of Hip-Hop. A profound influence on rap music comes from what many might consider an unlikely source: the black church. Black preachers and clergy combined testimonials and
The best place to start this evaluation of the genres is undoubtedly their origins. Being that Rock and Roll is the more senior of the two, that is where we will …show more content…
The location of that birthplace was 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, and the man who presided over that historic party was the birthday girl’s brother, Clive Campbell—better known to history as DJ Kool Herc, founding father of hip hop. It was DJ Kool Herc who kick started the movement; which was historically perceived as an expression of urban youth. It was Herc who laid the groundwork for everything associated with Hip Hop today. Just as rock had implemented aspects from other forms of music to assist in its eventual emergence; Hip-Hop also borrowed from other cultures. For example, DJ Herc was known to often speak over a rhythmic beat, known at the time as “toasting”, which of course paved the way for the Hip-Hop artists of today to rap over a beat. In addition, he was also fond of extending the beat of a record using two players and isolating the drum "breaks" by using a mixer to switch between the two. This is what started the concept more commonly known as “scratching”, which was extremely popular in the early days of Hip-Hop. A profound influence on rap music comes from what many might consider an unlikely source: the black church. Black preachers and clergy combined testimonials and