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Hip Hop Pioneers. Hip-Hop Pioneers The pioneers of hip-hop started to surface
around the mid 70's. The different components to Hip ...
... One of the things that I think is messing Hip Hop up is the fact that when the Hip
Hop pioneers was growing up they didn’t see all of the things that we are ...
... He began managing other hip-hop pioneers such as Run-DMC and Whodini. Simmons vision
was to make hip-hop as mainstream as other African-American music. ...
... I can't imagine what pop music would sound like, all the chart toppers base their
rhythm and hooks on the soulful under touching of hip-hop and its pioneers. ...
... By utilizing the vehicle for expression that is hip-hop, pioneers Grandmaster Flash
and The Furious Five were able to create a song that could speak to entire ...
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Hip-Hop Pioneers
The pioneers of hip-hop started to surface around the mid 70's. The different components to Hip-Hop were Dance, DJ‘s, and MC's. Some say it originated in the Bronx, NY, with DJ's like GrandMaster Flash who invented different techniques on the mix board. He later joined up with a group of rappers call Furious Five and created hits like "The Roof is on Fire."
Another Influential Hip-Hop Artist includes Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels, also known as Run and D.M.C. The combination of the two and Jam Master J created several of hits and paved the way for other artist. Infact Run's brother Russell Simmons went on to (Co-Found) Def Jam.
Public Enemy who was formed by Chuck D also helped pave the way for Hip-Hop today.
Chuck D and Flava Flav used their music to help people be aware of political issues in their own communities. They put out hit songs like "Fight the Power"
Ice Cube along with Easy-E, Dr.Dre, Arabian Prince, the D.O.C, and DJ Yella formed a (short -term) group called N.W.A which stood for Nigga's With Attitude. With there brashness and controversy, they gained a lot of popularity and a pretty big fan following. After about 3 or 4 years the group split apart and everyone went there separate way. The biggest names to come out of the group are Ice. Cube and Dr. Dre. Easy-E contracted AIDs and ended up passing away, but not before making amends.
Although he had the shortest career, the most legendary would have to be Tupac Shakur. Although he was only in the Hip-Hop game for 5 years he ended up putting out five albums and also five movies. He was an influential rapper in the Hip-Hop scene. His fued with East Coast rapper Notorious B.I.G led to a string of controversial events when Tupac ended up dying in a drive-by shooting. Not but 5 months later Legendary rapper B.I.G also died in a drive-by, leaving only memories of arguably two of the greatest legends...
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