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In the 1980s, samples were incorporated into synthesizers and music workstations, such as the bestselling Korg M1, released in 1988. [12] The Akai MPC, released in 1988, had a major influence on electronic and hip hop music, [25] [11] allowing artists to create elaborate tracks without other instruments, a studio or formal music knowledge. [11]
The earliest hip-hop music was performed live, at house parties and block party events, and it was not recorded. DJs would play breaks from popular songs using two turntables and a DJ mixer. Prior to 1979, recorded hip-hop music consisted mainly of PA system soundboard recordings of live party shows and early hip-hop mixtapes by DJs.
The Holy Book of Hip-Hop was a catalogue of musical samples used in hip-hop music, published in 2001 by Black Glove Publishing. The Los Angeles Times has identified its origins as an illicit print version of Blaine Armsterd's "Sampling FAQ", which was itself compiled from Armsterd's own record collection, from liner notes, and from posts to Usenet. [1]
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary on Aug. 11, The Times looks back at the artists, songs and innovations that changed the course of popular culture.
Rapper Ice-T. With the commercial success of gangsta rap in the early 1990s, the emphasis in lyrics shifted to drugs, violence, and misogyny.Early proponents of gangsta rap included groups and artists such as Ice-T, who recorded what some consider to be the first gangsta rap single, "6 in the Mornin'", [68] and N.W.A whose second album Niggaz4Life became the first gangsta rap album to enter ...
Chuck Philips, Los Angeles Times, 1992 Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city American black youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. In 1985 Schoolly D released "P ...
Hip hop music can incorporate elements of classical music, either using live instruments or with recorded samples. Early examples of classical music instrumentation in hip hop date to the 1990s. In the 2000s, artists such as Nas, Kendrick Lamar, The Black Violin, and DJ Premier began to prominently use classical music elements. [1]
Hamilton’s story is famously told through music that veers wildly from the traditional Broadway show, including hip-hop, soul, pop, and rhythm and blues, and performed by a racially diverse cast ...