Organized Noize Popularized Atlanta Hip Hop Fact
Organized Noize, a music collective founded in 1992, helped popularize Atlanta-based “dirty south” hip hop via their work with OutKast, Goodie Mob, TLC and more.
Hip Hop
Hip hop is a cultural movement formed in the 1960’s in the South Bronx as a response to the gang culture in low-income Latino and African American communities. The 4 pillars of hip hop are rap, turntablism, b-boying, and graffiti.
Kool Herc is credited as the father of hip hop, but the culture and pillars of hip hop were popularized by Afrika Bambaataa (a former gang member turned DJ and leader of the Zulu Nation).
Hip hop has it’s roots in early American music and owes just credit to the popularization of disco due to the widespread use of the turntable.
Factoids tagged with "Hip Hop"
There was a Wu-Tang Clan Album that Cost Millions of Dollars Fact
Wu-Tang Clan produced an original album called Once Upon a Time in Shaolin that sold for $2 million to Martin Shkreli in 2015.
The Film Easy Rider Inspired Hip Hop Fashion and Culture Fact
The 1969 film Easy Rider inspired the culture and fashion of the South Bronx gangs who went on to create hip hop as an alternative to gang violence.
The Film Easy Rider Inspired Hip Hop Fashion and Culture Fact
The 1969 film Easy Rider inspired the culture and fashion of the South Bronx gangs who went on to create hip hop as an alternative to gang violence.
Some Rappers Use Ghostwriters Fact
Some popular rap artists use uncredited “ghostwriters”, often buying the song from the artist and claiming credit for the song themselves.