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All About Hip Hop08/08/05
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All About Hip hopFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Hip hop musicHip hop music is related to the griots of West Africa; traveling singers and poets whose musical style is reminiscent of hip hop. Some griot traditions came with slaves to the New World. The most important direct influence on the creation of hip hop music is the Jamaican style called dub, which arose in the 1960s. Dub musicians such as King Tubby isolated percussion breaks because dancers at clubs (sound systems) preferred the energetic rhythms of the often-short breaks. Soon, performers began speaking in sync with these rhythms. In 1967, Jamaican immigrants such as DJ Kool Herc brought dub to New York City, where it evolved into hip hop. In Jamaica, dub music has diversified into genres like ragga and dancehall.Herc was one of the most popular DJs in early 70s New York, playing at neighborhood parties (also known as block parties). Since Herc's first gig on Sedgewick Ave. in the Bronx, he quickly switched from using reggae records to funk, rock and disco, as the New York audience did not particularly like reggae. Herc and other DJs extended the percussive breaks using an audio mixer and two records, and other mixing techniques soon developed. Perform
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