I only read the first page, 9th degree got it.. Sort of..

Rap itself grew from dudes like kool herc and africa bombaata, etc..
But it depends how you define hip hop..

Its more of an evolution of a style of DJing and MCing at parties..
People used to jus say little rhymes to big note emselfs or to aknowledge other important dudes who come to their parties n shit..

Then it slowly formed into story telling......And it took off in new york and made its way across america.. I think the first gangsta rappers were on the west side.. But rap definatly started in new york.. I mean hip hop is DJing, break dancing, graffiti... Its a big culture.. As far back as whats recorded, kool herc was the first rapper/dj..

But a lot of his shit was more related to reggae.. The style of hip hop we know today is a lot different.. Like I said though, what we have today is an evolution of styles..


Wrong.. Africa bombaata came after kool herc..

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