HIP HOP HISTORY
1. Did Hip Hop start in the South Bronx or West Bronx?
Hip Hop DJing had no name at the beginning, but the DJ element started in the
West Bronx, by a DJ, who name was Kool DJ Herc. Hip Hop as a Culture was started
and named by Afrika Bambaataa in the South Bronx. It is Afrika Bambaataa who pull
the 4 elements together (DJing, B-Boys, B-Girls, MCing (Rap),and Graffiti all
together and gave The 5th Element which was Knowledge, which later he added
Knowledge, Culture and Overstanding which holds all of it together.
2. Did Afrika Bambaataa start DJing after Kool DJ Herc?
Afrika Bambaataa started DJing at a very young age as well as giving numerous
parties in the Southeast Bronx. Afrika Started DJing in the year 1970 playing with
home turntables in a place called The Old Center in Bronx River Houses. He also had
played with his mentor Kool DJ Dee, Tyrone and MC JoJo and Lovebug Starski,
Disco King Mario, Tex DJ Hollywood throughout the years way before there was a
name called Hip Hop. He also played on Pete DJ Jones System when he use to come
and play in the Bronx River section. Afrika Bambaataa, Disco King Mario, Kool Dj
Dee, Tyrone, Lovebug Starski, JoJo, Tex DJ Hollywood all came from The Nortorius
Black Spades Streetgang and it is a fact that Afrika Bambaataa and Disco King Mario
had a Lockdown on the whole Southeast Bronx, where you had to get permission from
them to play in any of the areas they had fully control of. If you was not down with
Bams Zulu Nation or their Family group Marios Chuck Chuck City Crew, then much
problems would come your way.
3. Was the word Hip Hop out before there was a Culture called Hip Hop?
It is said that LoveBug Starski, Keith Cowboy and DJ Hollywood both was using it
in their raps when Disco Rap was the big thing of the time. So Hip Hop the word has
roots with the MCs (Master of Ceremonies) of the Disco era, but it is a Fact that
Afrika Bambaataa's Whole Zulu Nation are the one who flip the name and made it a
Culture. And all the other DJs who came after Kool DJ Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and
Grandmaster Flash fell into the Hip Hop Culture.
4. Was Grandmaster Flash from Bams Area?
Flash who came some years after Bam was from another part of the South Bronx
and he gave to Hip Hop Culture the quickmix DJ style as well as his MCs gave more
of the rhyming style of Hip Hop. Bam gave more of the music of Hip Hop, a visionary
to spread the music throughout the Tri -State area and then the world and both Flash
and Bam started adding electronic instruments to their sets like beat boxes and
synthesizers, which even made the parties more funkier. The same can be said for
another great Zulu Nation DJ by the name of Grandmixer DST, later known as DXT.
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5. What are some of the early known spots in the 1970s where Hip Hop was played
ECHO PARK, BRONX RIVER CENTER, THE HEVALOW, T-CONNECTION,
ESCTASY GARAGE DISCO, SPARKLE, SKATE KEY, THE WORLD ROLLER
RINK, THE PUZZLE, SKATING PALACE, FUNKY 3 (JHS 123), HILLTOP,
VALLY PARK, EDEN WALL CENTER, MONROE CENTER, JHS 131, I.S. 167,
SOUNDVIEW CENTER, BLACK DOOR, PS 23 PARK, MONROE HIGH
SCHOOL, FOREST HOUSES CENTER, P.A.L.BX. AUDUBON BALLROOM,
P.A.L. HARLEM, MINISINK CENTER, RENEZOUNSE BALL ROOM, BOSTON
ROAD BALL ROOM, JANE ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL, GOMPERS HIGH
SCHOOL, CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL, DE WITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL,
ADLAI E STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL, LAFAYETTE HOUSES CENTER,
MORE HOUSES GYM, HUNTS POINT PALACE COLGATE GARDENS
BALLROOM, DISCO INFERNAL, PRINTING HIGH
SCHOOL, 100 PARK, SACWERN HOUSES CENTER, SCHLERS HOUSES
CENTER, TRIO HOUSES CENTER, CASTLE HILL HOUSES CENTER AND
PARK, BOSTON SECOR HOUSES CENTER, MT. VERNON BOYS CLUB,
EVANDER CHILDS HIGH SCHOOL, YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL, RIVER PARK
TOWERS CENTER, RIVERVIEW CENTER, POLISH COMMUNITY CENTER,
AMITYVILLE L.I. CENTER, ROSEVELT L.I. SKATING RINK, SPRING
VALLEY SKATING RINK,
STAMFORD CT.HIGH SCHOOL, YERWOOD CENTER, WHITE PLAINS
ONVENTION CENTER, THE CANTEEN, HARLEM WORLD, 18 PARK,
CROTONA PARK, SAVOY MANOR 149TH ST., DISCO FEVER
6. Who are the first original Female Pioneers of Hip Hop?
Lisa Lee, Sha Rock, Queen Kenya, Paula & Tonya Winley Debbie Deb, Mercedez
Ladies, Pebbly Poo, Sequence Who was the first Female DJ in Hip Hop Culture? The
first Hip Hop DJ was Zulu Queen Wanda Dee. Then Jazzy Joyce.
7. What are the names of other DJ's and M.C.s who were in the early years of Hip
Hop Culture?
DJ Red Alert, Afrika Zambu & The Soulsonic Force, Afrika Islam & Funk
Machine, Afrika Issac, Disco King Mario & The Chuck City Crew, DJ Nicky Dee, DJ
Ronie Ron, DJ Desie, Cosmic Force, DJ Kenny Ken, Mean Gene, Grand Wizzard
Theodore & The Fanstastic Romantic MC's, DJ Breakout, DJ Baron & The Funky
Four Plus 1 More, Tex DJ Hollywood, Grand Mixer D.S.T & The Infinity Rappers,
Love Squidd & The Devastating 4, DJ Charlie Chase,DJ Tony Tone & The Cold
Crush Brothers, DJ Casanova Fly, Sponnie G & The Trecherous 3, Dougie Fresh &
the Get Fresh Krew, Easy LG, DJ Superman, DJ Sinbad, Queen Kenya, Jazzy 5,
DJSmokey & the Smoke a Trons, DJ Supreme, DJ Darryl C & the Crash Crew, DJ
Coke LA Rock, Timmy Smalls, DJ Cool Clyde, DJ Lightening Lance, MC Lil Sha
Rock, Dr. Rock & The Force MC's, DJ White Flash, Disco Whiz, DJ Whiz Kid,
Wanda Dee, Clark Kent, Kool Klye The Starchild, Solo Sounds, Kool DJ AJ, Kurtis
Blow, Deadly Sin Crew, Force 5 MC's, Disco 4, Mean Machine, Disco Twins, T-Ski
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Valley, Ultimate 4 MC's, Fearless 4, DJ Crazy Eddie, Sequence, Bambaataa, DJ
Hollywood, The Hypnotizing 5 MC's, Lil Theodore, DJ Jimmy Jaz, Donald Dee,
Disco Bee, DJ Sisco, DJ Kevy Kev Rockwell, PT Disco, Collins Brothers, Double
Trouble, Rob the Gold, Rammelizee, DJ Ruddy Tee, CD3, Death Committe, Spyder
D, Supreme Team, Fantastic 3, Awesome 4.
8. What and where was the first HIP HOP SHOW ON TV.?
The first hip hop show on television history was not in the USA but was in fact in
The country of France called Hip Hop and its host was a guy name Sydney who also
was the first Leader of The Universal Zulu Nation of France, before Queen Candy
took over and made an army of Zulus in France. The first MTV Hip Hop show call Yo
MTV Raps did not start in USA but started in England first with Sophie Bramey who
is known as Africa Lakoum of The Universal Zulu Nation of France, which later on
Fab Five Freddy took over the spot in the USA and became the show of all the world
to see on MTV. (YO MTV Raps. So it was Universal Zulu Nation members who first
brought Hip Hop to T.V.
HIP HOP CONGRESS:
HIP HOP ROOTS IN FRANCE LINK
9. Was Yo MTV Raps the first Hip Hop television show in the USA?
No! The first show was Video Music Box with host Ralph McDaniel's
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