Hip-Hop History: How teenagers invented rap music

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American Public Media

Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Rap music is one of the most popular genres of music in the world today. But where did it all begin? Join hosts Joy and Savion as they go back to the 1970s to hear two stories about how rap music started. Learn how one teenager's back-to-school party brought together beats and rhyming to form a new style of music. And find out how a female record producer introduced rap music to the radio for the first time. All that plus a fresh First Things First. Hip hop and you don’t stop!

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0:42.7	Hey, Joy.
0:43.4	Savion!
0:45.3	I'm so happy you're here.
0:47.0	Savion in the house!
0:51.4	Are you working on your DJ skills?
0:52.6	How'd you know?
0:55.0	Was it my sweet turntables? Or the fact I'm holding one headphone up to my ear.
0:59.0	Or my brand new giant gold necklace that says DJ Dolo.
1:03.0	Hmm. All of the above.
1:05.0	Well, it's true.
1:06.0	I already have a signature name, DJ Dolo.
1:09.0	DJ Dolo! DJ Dolo! But I still need a signature name, DJ Dolo. DJ Dolo! DJ DOLO!
1:12.6	But I still need a signature DJ style.
1:16.6	That's why I'm trying out new techniques.
1:18.6	What kind of techniques?
1:19.6	Well, you know how you usually spin records on a turntable?
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