From the Bronx all the way to Mainstream

What uppp?? it's Michal Roth I write about hip hop. This blog represents hip-hop's culture and it's current affairs!

Hip-hop began in the streets of New York City and has gone through tremendous changes up until now. The hip-hop artists have their roots in the margins of society and are now part of the mainstream artists.

Here’s a little introduction to the world of hip-hop...

Hip-Hop emerged in the 1970’s upon the arrival of a one Kool DJ Herc. He migrated to the United States from Jamaica and settled in the West Bronx of New York. As rap music stretched all over the metropolitan community of New York, many people began to use it as a form of expression that offered unlimited boundaries.  There were no rules, except to be original and to rhyme to the beat of the music. 

“Well, a lot of people within government and big business are nervous of Hip Hop and Hip Hop artists, because they speak their minds. They talk about what they see and what they feel and what they know. They reflect what's around them.” Quoted by Afrika Bambaataa who is responsible for spreading hip hop culture throughout the world.

The society was going through a vast cultural change; Before hip hop started it was all about African-American music. They would adapt their music to the white public they would straighten their hair and wear evening suits.

Today hip-hop is integrated in the culture; there is no need to adapt to the white public. It is what it is and is accepted for it.

I’m sure ya'll all heard about the reigning hip-hop king of the world: Jay Z.  It is hard to imagine a more perfect success stars than Jay-Z’s. He has had a remarkable ascendance to the top of the rap industry after a challenging childhood in a Brooklyn neighborhood, where he also worked on the streets as a drug dealer.

Hip –hop has evolved from a New York inner city past time to one of the biggest business in the world today. now let's admit it, it's quiet fascinating!