A truely Golden Era you captured their
Many Gloss over it but fact is the only stuff post punk that got Kids UP was HIP HOP
All the haters will hate , they don't or mostly won't want to reconize .
If u can't afford instruments like many kids in Queens n The Bronx you improvise
Beat Boxin e.g The Fat Boys yeah they were underground
http://youtu.be/jJewbFZHI34
So you got some drums now u need something to brighten up the Hood
Graffiti
This is the legendary Dondi
http://youtu.be/HjBddQiEGio
So we start getting lyrical n productive and a guy called Kool Herc , and some other really cool cats like Grandmaster Caz , Melle Mel , Flash Y'all should no the names , started scratchibg records on purpose
Blondie brought it all to your front room in 1979 because she was very well advised with
This
http://youtu.be/SIRG0QOEkyM
Dondi is UP in this video btw.
So like all movements we need a signature Dance .
Enter These Guys "The Rock Steady Crew"
http://youtu.be/30ZW2mMlxxc with this little catchy ditty .
Breakin isn't dead its as live as it ever was as this incredible clip shows
Some of the original Rock Steady Crew are still going !!
[URL="http://youtu.be/pnCSyFv3KFo"]http://youtu.be/pnCSyFv3KFo
This clip is worth the full 15 mins some of the stuff actually defys gravity
One more Hip Hop ingedient is the Battle , this is what it says a battle of Lyrical skills , with MC representing their Hood or Their Crew
A good example isMC Shant of the Legendeary Juice Crew V KRS one of Boogie Down Productions
Shan came out wqith The Anthemic "The Bridge " Proclaining that Hip Hop was born in Queensbidge
http://youtu.be/dS4RpBR0Zn0
KRS 1 released "South Bronx " to tell everyone where Hip Hop really started even sampling Shans song
on "The Bridge Is Over"
http://youtu.be/Z-alEhlHSzk
So next time you hear a break see some graff ,listen to a DJ , ev3en if you are a "Hater"
You can't say that Hip Hop hasn't treuelly changed the whole world of Music and Culture.