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precursors to Rap music
acts like The Jubalaires are considered to be blues and Jazz oriented but have similar flows and rhythms and cadences to indicate that this may be the proper origin of Rap Music -
Rappers Delight
this was the first Rap song ever properly pressed on vinyl while not popular in the U.S. it was very popular in the U.K. It was released by the Sugar Hill Gang -
The Message
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 release The Message is about the struggle of black people in the inner city -
The Style: Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys released a carefree dance track. Shifting rap culture to be a little more relaxed, not so focused on oppression like the two previous songs. -
First Rap song to achieve #1 record
Ice Ice Baby, by Vanilla Ice, is the first ever Rap song to top the Billboard Records top 100. -
Tupac Shakur's death
The late but great rapper Tupac Shakur was tragically gunned down in a drive-by shooting resulting in Tupac losing his life he was known for his conscious way of rapping while occasionally going back to gangster rap with his famous feud with The Notorious B.I.G. -
The Notorious B.I.G. is murdered
Christopher Wallace was tragically gunned down in a drive-by shooting. Just like his former friend turned foe, Tupac Shakur. -
Grand Master Flash is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -
eminem sells out the wembley
Eminem was the first ever rapper to perform in the Wembley. and sell out the arena -
Rap Music becomes the number one genre
Rap Music surpassed Rock and Roll as the number one genre. And is still the number one genre in all of music. -
Kendrick Lamar wins a Pulitzer prize
Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize it is a prestigious award for literature and music Making him the first rap artist ever to win one -
The fatal crowd Crush at Astroworld
Due to improper crowd procedure, some of the attendees were tragically killed due to a lack of oxygen and water at the Astroworld festival -
Kanye West earns his 24th grammy
Kanye West earned his 24th Grammy for his album Donda named after his late mother. He won best melodic performance at the Grammys.