The music of hip hop is just a part of the whole
culture, a very big part. The music is marked by
a significant importance to the bass and the
beats, with rapping as the predominant vocal
art form. Which is why rap is a part of hip hop
culture and therefore, its styles are also a part of hip hop music. The term was coined by Keith Cowboy of
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. The
man who is believed to be the originator of hip
hop music is DJ Kool Herc. Afrika Bambaataa,
one of the artists who created break-beating is
considered the grandfather of hip hop. Then you have Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin who
founded Def Jam Records. Them, along with
others like Run D.M.C. and Public Enemy are
called the pioneers of hip hop. The music is divided into two parts, DJing and
rapping, although both of them are regularly
used together. DJ Kool Herc and many others
started the art of turntablism, which includes
disc-scratching, sampling and crowd control
using live audio techniques. Hip hop.........