The 1A Record Club Celebrates 50 Years Of Hip-Hop
1A
NPR
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🗓️ 10 August 2023
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Since its nebulous "creation" at a party in the Bronx in 1973, hip-hop has become one of the world's most popular genres and cultural expressions.
It's also evolved drastically. It's given way to various subgenres – like gangsta rap and drill – and provided the means for talented emcees to be heard around the world.
But hip-hop doesn't exist without its controversy. The genre has been seen by many since its inception as a tool to further misogyny, violence and capitalist exploitation.
We celebrate Hip-Hop's 50th birthday by discussing the history of the genre and what its future could look like.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the 1A Record Club. |
| 0:02.0 | This is 1A Record Club. |
| 0:03.5 | This is 1A. |
| 0:04.5 | 1A Record Club. |
| 0:11.5 | Welcome to the 1A Record Club. |
| 0:17.5 | Fifty years ago, at a back-to-school party |
| 0:20.0 | in New York's Bronx borough, Hip Hop was born. |
| 0:23.5 | DJ Cool Herk is the man credited with starting it all. |
| 0:27.0 | His mix likely sounded a little something like this. |
| 0:30.5 | Music |
| 0:36.0 | In the five decades since its creation, |
| 0:38.0 | Hip Hop has become one of the world's most popular music genres. |
| 0:48.0 | And it's evolved a lot since its early years |
| 0:50.0 | when groups like the Sugarhill gang were played on the radio. |
| 0:54.0 | Music |
| 1:00.0 | Not only have women and LGBTQ artists gained fans |
| 1:03.0 | and recognition in the Hip Hop scene, |
| 1:05.0 | its influences have spread to nearly every corner of the world. |
| 1:09.0 | From South Korea with rapper Zico, |
| 1:16.0 | to Nigeria with Burnaboy. |
| 1:19.0 | Music |
| 1:22.0 | For this installment of the 1A Record Club, |
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