This is a term paper that describes how hip-hop came about, and goes through the 30 years of its history.

Who was the first to generate a genre of music that would form into one of today's biggest genres'? This so-called founder and "Grandfather" (1) of this new-age mix of beats was Kevin Donovan known to the Hip-Hop world and others as Afrika Bambaataa. He founded the Universal Zulu Nation. This "Zulu Nation" was originated in 1974, which was a reorganization of a group called "The Organization". This Zulu Nation was organized of collective DJ's, Break Dancers, …

…affected me personally in that this type of genre is what I love to dance too. The use of computer generated beats and instrumentation makes it a one of a kind music type. It also broadens my awareness to what other cultures have brought to the music industry. Even though Hip-Hop may not be classified as intellectually high, it to me is still a very unique genre that is just simply "cool" to "chill" too.