Image Credit: watchmojo As Hip Hop originated with street gangs in The Bronx, it is no surprise that women did not have a strong presence in early Hip Hop. As the culture has developed this…
A Brief History Lesson in Hip Hop: The Commercialisation of Hyper-masculinity.
Image Source: Pic Host When Hip Hop began it was shunned by those in positions authority. Before it’s commercialisation, it spoke out against the conditions in which people were forced to live, and gave a…
A Brief History Lesson in Hip Hop: a “Global Music Epidemic”
Image Credit: Subrealism Here in the UK we have a history of adopting aspects of American culture, but Hip Hop has become a worldwide phenomenon. According to the U.S. Department of State, hip hop is “now…
A Brief History Lesson in Hip Hop: Where it all Began
Photo Credit: Elementality HIP HOP MAY NOW BE A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON; BUT THAT WASN’T ALWAYS THE CASE. SO WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN? While Hip Hop maybe a global phenomenon today, that wasn’t always the…
A Brief History Lesson in Hip Hop: What’s in a Name?
Photo credit: Arnes.si THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP: WHAT’S IN A NAME? As a cultural movement, Hip Hop has been around since the 1970s but it wasn’t given it’s name until the early 80s. Legend has…
