1. Ja’KeiaHenryMrs.Respers Core 3 2-23-12 Hip Hop Music

2. When Did It Begin…. Hip-Hop Music started in the busy streets of New York City during the 1970’s Hip-Hop began with the help from a man named Kool DJ Herc Hip-Hop music migrated from Kingston, Jamaica, to the United States, then stopped in West Bronx of New York.

3. What Does It Consist of …. It can consist of a lot of a lot of things. But there a 4 main elements. They are – rap, graffiti, break dancing, and a disc jockey or (DJ). It also consist of rhythm, beat, Rhyme (sometimes), vocal assist,4/4 drum beat and sometimes looped music segments.

4. The Rules To Hip Hop ….. Many people think there are rules to Hip Hop, but it’s really not. The main thing to Hip-Hop is to express you without a limit. Then you have another thing you should remember is to be free, original, and to rhyme to the beat of the music. The things that most rappers rap about are the problems they have went through in their life or the things they have seen growing up. One of the famous saying a DJ would yell at a party to get it “Jumping or Cracking” was: “throw your hands in the air, and wave em’ like you don’t care!” That would always get a party started.

5. Famous Rappers Back In The Day…. The first group or artist was Kool DJ Herc. and the Herculoids, which included- Kool DJ Herc. and his two friends- Coke La Rock, and Clark Kent. Another group was Run DMC. The group included Run (Joe Simmons) ; DMC ( Darryl McDaniels) ; DJ James Master Jay ( James Mizell).

6. 21 st. Century Rappers Lil’ Wayne Rick Ross Nicki Minaj Drake Ludacris Future Kreyashawn

7. My 21 st Century Rapper Is….. Lil’ Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. ; September 27, 1982, in New Orleans. At the age of 9, he joined a label called, Cash Money Records. He was the youngest to ever join a label. Lil’ Wayne is one of the world’s most talented rappers. He’s been making music ever since a child He grew up in one of New Orleans poorest neighborhoods, Hollygrove.

8. Cont’D …. Wayne was discovered at the age 8 by the brothers Bryan and Slim Williams, the founders of Cash Money Records. He was given a business card by the brothers, he keep on calling them until they finally took him under their wings. Lil’ Wayne was also a part of the group called the Hot Boys, who consisted of- B.G., Juvenile, Turk, and Lil’ Wayne.

9. Some Of His Famous Albums/Songs… Their album “Get It How U Live”, which sold more than 400,000 copies in 1999. When Wayne turned 16, he was more than half way to music stardom. During 1999, his big hit “The Block Is Hot” made him reach the top of the Hip-Hop Charts. Some of his albums were- “Lights Out” (2000), “500 Degreez” (2002), and the mix tape “Tha Drought” (2003). In 2004, he released “Tha Carter”; his greatest hit from this album was “Go DJ”. That song did so good that it was on the Rap, Hip-Hop, and the Pop Charts. To get more success he made “Tha Carter Vol.2” in December 2004. This album hit number 2 on the Billboard Pop Charts. In 2006, he teamed up with Bryan “Birdman” Williams and made the album “Like Father, Like Son”, they had a hit called “Stuntin’ like My Daddy”. His Grammy winning albums are – “The Leak” (2007), and “Tha Carter III” (2008).

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