Afrika Bambaataa

Hip-hop which had emerged in the midst of scant material, dwindling income, and education started to shift and transition around the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Due to an up rise of commercialization, this transition had become referred to as a “slow death” for hip-hop. Throughout chapters 6-8 in Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop the commercialization of hip-hop is explored, where hip-hop is a form of art but that which now is being depleted and replaced with making money. While early hip-hop…

social issues. Social issues are problems that affect people in a society mainly because of the conflict between the individual’s opinion based on what is recognized by the society. In America, several hip-hop artists tackled the issue of Racism. Afrika Bambaataa, the Godfather of Hip-Hop, Ambassador of Hip-hop and The greatest D.J. on Earth, convinced the Black Spades members, one of the largest street gangs, to become an international hip-hop awareness group, the Zulu Nation. This organisation…

Afrika Bambaataa became the one to first practice it out of the streets and into clubs by his djeeing. Signifying or playing the dozens was a “particular form of verbal battle” (Durand 3) against two rappers where insulting and shaming the opponent was the focus. There was also the innovation into hip hop that year by Kool Herc who introduced the “Mobile Sound System and the Mixer” (Durand 3). Making Afrika Bambaataa and Kool Herc, the Grandfathers of Hip Hop…

Music in the 1900s was very popular/influential and produced many talented artists. The genres of music known at the time was hip hop, rap, jazz, classical, and rock and roll. Music at this time broke boundaries and brought people together who bonded over a single genre of music. Great musicians erupted during this time. Music did not belong to a single race/gender of people, but a multitude of people. A lot of artists pursuing music erupted during this time period and contributed to their genre…

largely successful and highly lucrative industry. In this assignment, I am going to examine, in detail, my contributions to the Hip-Hop Wiki timeline in Module 1. My entries included Kurtis Blow being the first rapper signed to a major record label, Afrika Bambaataa’s impact on different genres, Tupac Shakur’s album, “Me Against the World,” and Kendrick Lamar’s single, “Alright,” and the reaction it generated from critics and media outlets. Kurtis Blow was signed to Mercury Records in 1979.…

Hip hop has decreased drastically throughout the years. In 1978 a group of misfits form the Bronx decided to leave the gang violence and negative influences around them. It took a courageous man to change the gang violence into creative art. Afrika Bambaataa decided to take the difficulties of these young men and turned it into the art…

The History of Rap/Hip-Hop Rapping, also known as rhyming, spitting, and emceeing it is still referred to as rap and hip-hop. But, it seems that nobody ever talks about the story of how rap and hip-hop started. The history of rap and hip-hop was not only the start of a genre but, something new and creative. Rap and Hip-hop has an interesting origin story, has influenced by different genres of music, and created a new movement of freedom of speech. Dating back to the 60s and 70s in the South…

Legendary hip hop group De La Soul performed at Carmelo Anthony's FAST A/W15 showcase. The showcase was launched in an effort to merge fashion, sports, and technology. The event was presented in MADE Fashion Week's venue in New York, in order to infuse the world of fashion with sports, technology, and business. "Through our relationship with Accenture, MADE Fashion Week continues to explore the frontier of technology and fashion," Jenne Lombardo, co-founder of MADE Fashion Week, said in a…

achieving hit songs. In the article A & E Networks Television by Bio.com states that Brown is “The Godfather of Soul, inventor of funk, the godfather of hip hop. Brown is cited as a seminal influence to artists such as: Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Afrika Bambaataa, and Jay-Z.” This legend’s dancing, shouting vocals, and unique rhythmic style was very renowned in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately,…

undisputed opinion ranging from all critics, or at least any critic I've read about, is that the record challenges the foundation it was built upon because of its musicality and incorporation of unlikely tropes. Coming from the world created by Afrika Bambaataa to Grand Master Flash, hip hop fans have never heard Robert Glasper’s keys over Flying Lotus’ idiosyncratic beats with Kendrick Lamar’s raspy voice on top, piled up into one harmonious concoction. Being a muso myself, it’s disturbing…