The History of Rap in less than 5 minutes

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http://www.therapschool.com • Book your rap workshop for school or project now. • Written, performed, produced and edited by Rob Bradley ‪@robakajackflash‬ • This is an education resource created for The Rap School. It's intended for school students but I hope everyone enjoys it! If you'd like to use this for any reason please ask permission. Other than that. Enjoy. And keep remembering and celebrating the roots of this art form and culture. • To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hiphop this song reflects on the birth, development and global expansion of rap as an artform. • • Lyrics • Picture the scene, we’re in the Bronx • The DJ’s playing funk and soul songs • and tonight, he has a new trick up his sleeve • he’s pioneering a musical technique • it’s never done before this • you know how most songs go ‘verse, chorus, verse, chorus’ • then there’s a little instrumental break • well that the part the DJ is gonna take • He’ll play just that on the first turntable • then switches to the second one and play it once more • then play it again, then plays again • and right there the sound of hiphop was born • a continuous rhythm is made • when the same part is repeatedly played • and the record spins round like a hoop • it’s called - playing a ‘break-beat on a loop’ • DJ Kool Herc, was the creator • living in the bronx, and born in jamaica • that’s where he learned about a thing called toasting • and he used it at the parties he was hosting • It’s where someone speaks on the mic • on top of the music, to get the crowd hyped • to the beat, they would stay in time • and to make it memorable, they’d make it rhyme • This was the birth of the MC • It’s how rap as we know it came to be • it’s popularity would grow and grow • before we continue, you need to know • about • DJ Kool Herc • DJ Hollywood • Coke La Rock • Grandmaster Flash • This new sound took the city by storm • This was the rise of the rap art form • it wasn’t only at parties anymore • NOW Rappers went to the studio to record • The first rap songs ever were released • It was in the late 1970s • The beats were catchy, the rhymes were simple • Sugarhill Gang released their first single • It was a song called rappers delight • it shot into the charts, rap reached new heights • Then a song called ‘the Breaks by Kurtis Blow’ • Went top 5, also you need to know • about • FAB 5 FREDDY • KOOL MOE DEE • SALT N PEPA • RUNDMC • Now rap had proved it could be commercial • it’s appeal was clearly universal • but rap was changing and beginning to mature • the sound got harder, the beats more raw • the rhymes became more complex and lyrical • rappers got dissed if they failed to be original - political • they showed this with their style and flow - it began to change the status quo • it was the golden age, and you need to know about • Nas, Rakim • LL Cool J, • Wu Tang • Public Enemy • Big Daddy Kane, • Now rap was born in New York, it meant the East Coast had most of the success • But in the 90s, new stars were born, especially in California, over on the West • and The style was fresh, it was a new vibe • but there tension growing between the two sides • a rivalry between the two coasts • sadly two G.O.A.Ts, became two ghosts • Notorious BIG • and Tupac • RIP • Plus you need to know about • Snoop Dogg • Dr Dre • Warren G • Cypress Hill • Ice Cube • Ice T • • Then a new era began • rap took over the world - sweden to Japan • new zealand to sudan, almost every chart • was dominated by rap’s new megastars • they became multimillionaires • heavy rotation on the radio, they’re always on the air • they pushed the boundaries of style and flow • and lyrical skill, that’s why you need to know • about • Lauryn Hill, Eminem, Kanye West • Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Drake, Outkast • • Rap has always changed with the time • So nowadays rappers blow up online • more music is available now • and rap’s popular as ever, there’s no way it’s fading out • American rap used to run the game • But now rappers in the UK are household names • and it’s the same thing all around the globe • a universal language and you need to know about • Stormzy, Dave, Nicki Minaj • J Cole, Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar • • Look how far rap has come, its been decades • it started at a party with one DJ • from that idea, to take a break and loop it • came the world’s most popular genre of music • and through the years so many contributed • and there’ll be thousand more in the future • to keep the art-form thriving and growing • so the party can keep on going

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