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Tina Weymouth and Grandmaster Flash, Back in the Day

Here’s a tribute to Old School Hip Hop! To all you older folks out there who remember listening to this in years past, here’s to you! For all you young’ns who may not understand the culture of hip hop, do not worry….

An Introduction to Old School

Hip Hop started in NYC back in the 60′s, evolving out of the imported (from Jamaica) practice of DJ’s incorporating a second turntable into their sets to make songs last longer. From this practice evolved others like sampling the melodies of some songs to overlay on the percussion of other songs. Once someone started rhyming on top of the music, the MC was born.

Click here for a whole website devoted to Old School Hip Hop culture.

Click here for one short introduction to the history of Hip Hop.

Click here for a short introduction to what Hip Hop is.

Click here for a longer, more detailed (Wikipedia) snapshot of Hip Hop up to now.

More Old School Resources

To catch a richer glimpse, check out the movie Wild Style, a kind of Hip Hop documentary, made while the scene was still in its infancy in NYC. You may be surprised at who is in it!

Here’s a parting mood for ya; enjoy!