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Hip-Hop emerged from the ghettos of New York in the '70s. Tracing its roots in African-American and Latino culture in the slums of the city, the hip hop was a cultural event that includes a range of stereotypes and role models mainly from the civil rights of blacks. Protest against unemployment, poverty, crime and police brutality, express political discourse, resistance and controversy, and echoing the agony of African Americans in the United States change of urban culture, hip hop was the exit.

In 1970, the innovative approach and unique in New York for the music DJ has given birth to new sounds and forms of dance. In the Bronx, Brooklyn area, the DJ experience with amazing riffs and drum breaks drum mixing elements of funk and disco clubs and block parties in the neighborhood. The introduction of techniques Innovative such as scratching, cutting and needle drop, hip-hop DJs like Afrika Bambaataa, Eric B., DJ Grandmaster Flash, Funkmaster Flex and recognized the power of this new musical genre and quickly became the focus of growth in a nightclub.

Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy and DJ Hollywood used the term "hip hop", when the style specific music known as disco rap. However, the term is attributed to Keith Cowboy, which was scat-singing "hip-hop-hip-hop", imitating the rhythm rhythm the movement of U.S. troops a friend. Over time, Cowboy has worked in the rhythm of hip-hop as part of their performance on stage and was later copied by The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" and other hip-hop. Later, Afrika Bambaataa used the term "hip hop" to spread the culture of urban roads Black and Latino youth in the world.

Soon, hip hop has become a mass culture. Hip hop DJs gained a great ability to attract large crowds, and paved the way for the expansion of mcing. MC (Emcee) has introduced the DJ to the crowd rhythmically after a certain pattern produced by the DJ. MCs were talented the poetry of conduct in writing in advance or improvise rhymes on the spot. Their stage presence has become attractive to the growing reputation influential hip hop. Without doubt, the growing influence of hip hop can be traced in the early stages modest DJ and MC, along with the emergence of graffiti artists and breakdancing (graffiti) along including the scene in New York in 1970.

Graffiti hip hop is a form of self-expression and personal creativity, even though many people related to the explosion of bands in the '70s. With the emergence of DJ and breakdance, enigmatic, multi-colored spray paint murals graffiti covered New York City on walls, buildings and underground. Many DJs, MCs and break dancers, graffiti artists are the same, liked to experiment with new methods of graffiti as it was lived with the music and dance, and had their followers and fans the world. All these elements formed in hip-hop cultural background of its priorities the United States.

All of this growing influence could not go unnoticed by Record companies owned by whites. In 1970, hip hop has affirmed its bargaining power and pace rain against the American system has begun.

In 1980, hip hop is characterized by extreme diversity and quality. The main themes of hip hop and political activism were Afrocentricity, a fact which demonstrates their willingness innovative and experimental. Their sound had a clear influence of jazz, however, were hard and strong. Some of the most important hip-hop releases of the 80 are "It Takes a Nation of millions of Hold Us Back "Public Enemy (1988)," Paid In Full "by Eric B. & Rakim (1985), and" 3 Feet High and Rising "by De La Soul (1989).

In 1990, gangsta rap, a subgenre of hip-hop, challenged America with its messages sexist, misogynist and homophobic. Glorifying the blacks as criminals, drug dealers, criminals, pimps and prostitutes, and focusing on drugs, sex and violence in the streets, gangsta rap was provocative, harsh and seductive. However, despite its controversy, the public and has unified the various genres of music hip hop genre of the fastest growing sector of the music, not only in the U.S. but also globally. Some of the pitches are more gangsta rap of Dr. Dre "The Chronic" (1992), Snoop Doggy Dogg "Doggystyle" (1993), The Notorious BIG "Ready to Die" (1995) and, of course, "Tupac Shakur's All Eyez On Me" (1996), which was multi 9x platinum in the U.S.

Today, hip hop is a dominant style throughout the musical world. After a short decline in sales in 2005, hip hop releases regained his place the top ten rankings. Furthermore, artists hip hop as Timbaland and 50 Cent has endorsed Hillary Clinton in the presidential election of 2008, while Usher, Common and Talib Kweli endorsed Barack Obama, who shows that hip hop is not just music: it is a part of American culture.