History of Rap and Hip Hop

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  • Popularity

    Popularity
    Rapping first gained popularity in the U.S in the late 1970s as a kind of street art, especially among African American teenagers

  • Rap

    It want until 1979 when the Sugarhill Gang released their breakaway hit, 'Rappers Delight, that record producers took notice of this emerging musical genre. Once they did, numerous rap acts, including Run-DMC and N.W.A, surfaced, and raps audience began to swell.

  • Rap

    By the 1980s, white rap bands such as the Beastie Boys and female rap bands such as Salt n Pepa were reaching the top of the charts

  • Rap

    By the 1990s, rap matured from an old-school-style, which was louder and included more complex lyrics