Hip-Hop/Rap Music

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  • The First Dance Move

    The First Dance Move
    A African American named Earl Tucker invented the Hip hop dance some of the moves featured the floats and slide.

  • The Sound

    The Sound
    Tom the Great had advance technology and made booming sounds. the technology acted as a speakers. the People loved dancing to the loud music

  • Firs female Hip hop Artist

    Firs female Hip hop Artist
    Aretha Franklin's becomes a star american singer with hit songs like "Rock Steady,"

  • The Dj

    The Dj
    Clive Campbell or famously know as DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican DJ who is credited with helping originate hip hop music in the Bronx. He emerage to fame by playing block party music

  • The business Start

    The business Start
    DJ Kool Herc starts performing with Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa at block parties all around the bronx

  • Dj Battles

    Dj Battles
    at the Bronx River Center DJ Afrika Bambaataa went head to head with Disco King Mario this became the first Dj battle which is now a big part of hip-hop

  • Rap Music Born

    Rap Music Born
    Hip Hop was getting more popular and well know it was now know as Rap Music and became popular

  • Live TV

    Live TV
    Funky 4 plus One More performs there hit song That's The Joint on NBC's Saturday Night Live

  • Record Labels and Touring

    Record Labels and Touring
    Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin team up to launch one of the most Ionic record labels ever, Def Jam Records. Touring was discover and was the best way to make money featuring artists like featuring Whodini, Kurtis Blow, Fat Boys, and Run DMC. they make $3.5 million for 27 dates.

  • Mainstream Media

    Mainstream Media
    Hip Hop gets it's own show MTV,

  • Compton Rap group

    Compton Rap group
    N.W.A’s sophomore album "N****z For Life" sells over 954,000 copies in its first week of release, reaching No. 1 on the pop charts. they later become a big movement for rap and violence.

  • 2Pac

    2Pac
    2pac is fatally shot he dies five days. His death caused people to wonder if rap promotes violence or just reflects the ugly side of the streets.

  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    The Notorious B.I.G.
    The Notorious B.I.G. was assassinated after a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. His murder is also unsolved

  • The Slim Shady

    The Slim Shady
    Dr. Dre and Eminem zooms past racial hurdles and sells four million copies of his debut, "The Slim Shady LP.". White rappers weren't accepted