Hip Hop History

Introduction

Many students are interested in rap music. Rap music comes from Hip Hop which makes rap one of the elements of Hip Hop. The five elements are, dj, mc, breakdancing, graffiti and knowledge. hopefully, this page provides rap fans (should use the term Hip Hop here) with the knowledge of Hip Hop's history.

Benign Neglect

benign neglect.pdf

Hip Hop comes from poverty. People from the South Bronx made something out of the nothing they had. To begin the history lesson, it's crucial to understand the role of benign neglect that allowed South Bronx poverty to worsen in the 1970s climate of New York's poverty. combined with "White Flight" due to the developing of the Cross Bronx Expressway, the residents of the South Bronx were left to survive on their own. See Power Point.