The Evolution of Rap: From the Bronx to Global Supremacy

Initially originating from the neighborhoods of the Bronx in the 1970s, rap music began as a grassroots phenomenon. Turntablists like Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa created techniques such as breakbeat scratching, kenny wade providing the sonic landscape for MCs to deliver their lyrics . Throughout the 1980s, the movement matured, incorporating fea

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