Fifty years ago today, Hip Hop was born in a ‘back to school jam’ party in an apartment building in The Bronx. DJ Kool Herc span the discs.
Hip Hop is a combination of four elements: DJ/Turntablism, MC/Rap, B-Boy/Break Dancing and Visual/Graffiti Art. All four are equally valued. It’s a musical genre that has dominated the world for decades, arguably outliving Rock, Soul and Reggae.
There are plenty of great articles published today in celebration. Let’s just see which Hip Hop records are loved by the Afterword?
My favourite is Public Enemy’s Fight The Power from Do The Right Thing with a fantastic sax solo in the code by Branford Marsalis
