The History of Rap and Hip Hop Music

The origin of hip-hop can be traced back as far asBronx, cradled and nurtured by the youth in the
the ancient tribes in Africa. Rap has been comparedlow-income areas of New York City.Fast-forward
with the chants, drumbeats and foot-stompingfrom the tribes of Africa to the ghettos of Kingston,
African tribes performed before wars, the births ofJamaica in the late sixties. The impoverished of
babies, and the deaths of kings and elders. HistoriansKingston gathered together in groups to form DJ
have reached further back than the accepted originsconglomerates. They spun roots and culture records
of hip-hop. It was born as we know it today in theand communicated with the audience over the music.