When was hip hop born

DJ Slim K previously told AfroTech that chopping and screwing may be one of, if not, the only DJ technique [that exists today] where you still have to use turntable skills. Even streaming has become the new dominant force in music that has managed to bypass the days of vinyl, CDs, iPods and cassette tapes. As music and technology continue to collide, Hip-Hop is finding more modern ways to reinvent itself and remain the genre that largely controls pop culture.

In the last year alone, things like celebratory Clubhouse rooms for Hip-Hop icons and NFT collections have popped up to honor the youngest and biggest music genre in the world. Njera Perkins is a NY-based freelance journalist and editor who specializes in business, tech, music, entertainment and culture.

She's also the editor-in-chief of Baltimore-based outlet The 4th Quarter where she covers the city's hottest artists and the latest in news. COKE 0. It placed an accessible culture, relatable to any marginalized group in the world, at the forefront of music. Early animation explorations. Early logo design sketch by Cey Adams. Character concepts for Fab 5 Freddy. Core Hip Hop Team. Special thanks to.

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August 11, , was the birth of hip-hop. Hip-hop, like anything with longevity, has roots and branches that make it what it is. A good sound system—speakers, amps, turntables—was just one part of the draw; who was actually playing the records mattered. The DJ had to read and understand the crowd, and if something changed, react quickly to those changes.

Herc had that.