The International Influence of Hip-Hop | Share America

Born in New York in the 1970s, hip-hop music and dance has spread all over the world.

The genre has inspired millions of people to listen, dance and become hip-hop artists. This influence is why the U.S. Congress passed a bill designating last November National Hip Hop History Month.

“Celebrating and studying the history of hip-hop is essential to our democracy, innovation, voice and who we are as human beings,” said Jamal Bowman, who sponsored the bill alongside Congressman Maxine Waters. said the member of parliament.

In 2017, hip-hop surpassed rock and roll to become America’s most popular music genre. Famous American hip-hop artists include Jay-Z, Tupac Shakur, Notorious BIG, and Ice Cube.

What is hip hop?

At a dance party in New York City’s Bronx in August 1973, Jamaican-American DJ Kool Herc experimented with mixing sounds by playing the same record on different turntables. His DJs following his example sparked a cultural movement in New York that soon influenced other artists in the United States.

According to the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, hip hop as a genre includes:

• to DJwhen a person controls the music, beat and rhythm of a song.
• MCingwhen a singer fits spoken words or poems to the beat.
• Break dancewhich is a type of street dance that is often improvised.
• write intagging or graffiti art.
• knowledgeunderstanding the social and cultural impact of genre history.

Since the 1970s, hip-hop has influenced other genres such as rap, pop, K-pop, and trap.

hip hop around the world

Hip-hop dance is widely popular all over the world. Since 2002, the Hip Hop International dance competition has brought together more than 50 countries to participate in the World Hip Hop Dance Championship held in a different city each year.

Paying homage to the roots of B-boy culture, Hip Hop International’s global street dance battle featuring the most notorious poppers, rockers, B-boys, B-girls, wackers and all stylers will be held alongside World Hip Hop. It culminates each year with the World Battle of the World Dance Championships,” says the organization’s website, which evokes a wide range of hip-hop dance styles.

Hip-hop music artists from all over the world have appeared, including K-pop, a popular genre in South Korea.

Born as a hip-hop group, South Korean boy band BTS became world-famous for their music, topping the charts in South Korea and the United States.

In France, Claude M’Barali, known by his stage name MC Solaar, is one of the country’s most famous and influential hip-hop and rap artists. Born in Senegal and raised in the suburbs of Paris, his M’Barali has released eight albums since 1991. His latest album has won him Best His Album of 2018 at the Victoryres de la Musique award.