“I said a hip hop, hippie to the hippie, hippie to the hippie, the hip, hip a hop, and you don't stop, a rock it to the bang bang boogie, say, up jump the boogie.” In 1979, the “Sugarhill Gang” released the first rap hit “Rapper's Delight”. Almost ten years later “Yo! MTV raps” aired on television bringing the new style of music to more people making it blow up on the charts. Hip Hop is more relevant today than it has ever been, and there is a clear distinction on when and where it began.

Hip-Hop is an African style music that originated in America starting in the 70s. It branched off into a few genres of rap including “Gangsta Rap” and Boogie Rap. Boogie Rap is music to dance to and is meant to have fun. Gangsta-Rap is about being the best,