Development of African American Rap Music

Rap music as a musical form began among the youth of South Bronx, New York in the mid 1970’s. Individuals such Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash were some of the early pioneers of this art form. Through their performances at clubs and promotion of the music, rap consistently gained in popularity throughout the rest of the 1970’s. The first commercial success of the rap song “Rapper's Delight” by the Sugar Hill Gang in 1979 helped bring …

…History REF E 185 .E54 1996 v.4 New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll REF ML 102 .R6 R64 1995 "Sex, Violence and the Media" November 17, 1995 p. 1028-1029 Current Controversies: Violence in the Media p. 149ff. Opposing Viewpoints: Culture Wars p. 143-154 Opposing Viewpoints: Censorship p. 33-35 The Web Courier: Rap & Hip Hop Comment: http://www.cs.fsu.edu:/80/projects/sp95sug/group1.4/russ.html Censorship of Music by Politicians: http://sac.uky.edu/~ywkho0/politics.html, shoamari