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