as a sixth generation jazz (black american music) trumpeter from new orleans, i want to commend you for presenting this accurate, thorough presentation. and the fact that you have introduced the legend of the great buddy bolden to tens of thousands of people that may have never heard of him is awesome. much respect to you and please continue doing what you’re doing.
Wassup bro I'm from New Orleans too (I'ma rapper and producer)but u seem more informed than me bout this is what he described as sunday's off and the slaves meeting up to play music and dance the same as the second line . That's instantly what I thought of when he said that
It doesn't matter that you sound White bro, you're speaking the universal language of Hip Hop (quite masterfully, I might add). So in this sphere, you're dialect is well understood and very much appreciated in OUR community!! (that includes you, of course)
Man speak for yourself.. he’s not welcome in OUR community, we don’t even know the man.. and as black men we gotta be better.. ain’t no way we should be having a yt man teach us anything about our culture
I'm a 37 years old and a massive Hip-Hop fan, can't believe I only just discovered your channel! Honestly one of the best channels on UA-cam, love your breakdowns of classic songs I grew up with and love and hearing the stories behind them. Video production quality is also top tier!
Channel deserving of millions of subs, honestly. Don’t worry tho these 300k are worth 3m “normal” channel viewers. You have almost no bots in your comments and I’m sure your engagements are genuine. This channel rocks buddy. Thank you.
I can't wait to out-white someone when they say Rapper's Delight was the first rap song made. "Well, ackshuyally..." **pushes glasses up bridge of my nose**
Damn, I live about 15 minutes from Slovenia in Croatia and I’m sad to report that after 60,000 years of trying, they still haven’t made any bangers over here.
Oh, I dunno - I’m sure the Romans were bumping Dalmatian war chants as they cruised the Circus Maximus. But yeah, that soccer song Samo je Jedno was pretty killer.
Flipping great video as always, DTG! Also, I'm kinda surprised you didn't talk about the "Here Comes The Judge" song from comedian Pigmeat Markham, which even goes ALL THE WAY back before King Tim III.
Should have brought it up. By my own definition in this video it would count and predate the fatback band. But it also predates the culture of hip hop itself. Absolutely a precursor like Gil Scott Heron, or even the Jubilaires. These lines are difficult to draw, as I show in the rest of the video. Even calling the fatback band song the first gets tricky.
My mom used to have ‘Here Comes the Judge’ on Vinyl. As a kid I couldn’t tell he was rapping, just thought he was hilarious. But I know he inspired a lot of NY brothas that would go on to be entertainers.
I've always felt that funk is to R&B what bebop is to jazz. Bebop was essentially jam sessions put to record, which is why a lot of people didn't get it at first. I've always saw funk in a similar way. They are jam sessions for rock and R&B musicians. And hip hop was born out in the park where the B-boys "jammed" to funk tunes being played by a DJ. The breakdown was always the funkiest groove, which made the B-boys really get down and jam. That's essentially how hip hop was born.
Chic's good times is not just Funk. It's Disco. There are a lot of classic hiphop samples taken from Disco. Like " everybody reach, reach for the top......don't stop" ....to name just one. Great channel. Love the vids
I lived in Middle-Jersey in the late 70s to the mid-80s. Hip-hop--Rap--was leaking out of NYC on to the radio stations of Trenton, Newark, Camden, and Philadelphia. We could also get some NYC stations. Mix-tapes of it would occasionally come our way. It was like discovering ice cream. I lived on an Air Force Base. The military store chain, AAFES (BX), was hip to new music. I was able then to buy my first Rap record in late '79 or early '80: The 12" of Rapper's Delight. I visited cousins in the Midwest in '81. I blew their minds with what I brought with me. Great memories. Yeah, I was THAT kid. You know, that kid that loved it ALL. From Zep, Floyd, U2, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Chic, Disco, The Flock of Seagulls, Blondie, Beatles, Doors, Adam Ant, ABBA, Duran Duran, Journey, Asia, Yes, Rush, Rap; Anything and everything but Country and Punk. Yeah, sideone of Duran Duran's Rio would end, and sideone of Zep IV would drop and blast Black Dog.
One can def. argue that GSHeron & The Last Poets are more spoken poetry than rap, but Lightnin' Rod's "Hustlers Convention" LP (1973) certainly has the rap flavour......
🎯 essentially a Kool & The Gang album with Lightnin Rod sorta kinda almost just about pretty much rapping over them lol it should’ve got a mention at least
I thoroughly enjoyed this! I have now subscribed! In this recap of history, I was wondering why you didn’t mention Jamaican dub street MCs rapping over specially made dub versions of reggae and ska songs. This, I think, began in the late 60s. The concept of the extended version seems to come from Jamaican dub. I look forward to exploring your videos. Thank you!!!
I’ve always thought as “here comes the judge” by Pigmeat Markham as the first hip hop song. He was a soul/comedy artist from the 60s but “here comes the judge” is delivered in a rapping style not a spoken word, and there’s even a drum break to make it sound even more like early hip hop and it came out as a single in 68.
It can't just simply be rhyming over a rhythm. If so, there were probably many corny showtunes that came before "Here Comes the Judge". That stuff is a totally different style and not connected at all to what was happening in the 1970's NYC park jams.
I agree, it's slang laden braggadocious rhyming over slamming funk drums, it's a clear close relative to what hip hop would become. Another one is What About You (In The World Today) by the Co Real Artists from 1974 which is even closer to hip hop.
Hey, what you want on your plate when you arrive at the cookout? Because I am learning so damn much about my history, and holy crap I was not prepared for what I am stepping into when I was looking into doing something similar once upon a time. I, as a student of the beat and rhythm, I bend the knee to your knowledge and skill, and seeing you digging the greats indeed!
Thank you for getting it right, I remember hearing this As a wannabe DJ at that time, me and my friends were so proud because it was the first Rap song that got Radio Play in New York, while everything else was underground or only played in Clubs. Wow, this made my Day, Good memories
Been watching your videos for a while and they are always great even with the changes you had to make! Your voice is definitely YT as hell but I rap and do fashion blogs and In fashion we use a bunch of juxtaposition to make fits stand out! So your voice may be different than what is expected for this type of content but it’s also what makes it unique pulls the viewer in. Anyways great video keep doing your thing
Amazing video as always! I love digging through all the 45s I’ve inherited to hear an amazing piece of jazz or blues that I’ve never heard before. These videos are incomparable ❤
This is fantastic! Thank you 🙏🏽. If the DJ and Rapping elements of Hip-Hop were inspired by Jamaican Culture (Toasting and Dee Jay)what was the first song that was recorded? Would love to see a spotlight on the Jamaican influence - such as what we refer to as “beef” or “battle raps” in Hip-Hop were preceded by Jamaican artists such as U-Roy and Prince Jazzbo beefing.
DJ and rapping elements were not inspired by Jamaican culture. Rapping dates back to the 1920s/1930s with jazz players. Count Machuki started in the 1950s and according to him he got the idea to toast from Black american jive radio host. Rap battles also comes from the dozens, Jazz contest and rock contest.
Appreciate the insight @down-b8917 - learned something new. But also, what you’re saying is that @diggingthegreats needs to make two more pit stops to get to the origins of Hip-Hop. Sounds good to me. Would love to see both.
I have to make just a “little” addition to the “pillars” or what some of call the “elements” of Hip Hop. There are actually 5 Of Elements….Emceeing, DJing, Dance, Graffiti and Fashion….what we wear is just as important as what we rap, tag or scratch…..❤
great video as usual, just a little note... I think that Herc doesn't have the crossfader, he only moved the needle backwards to restart the break every time (at least that's what I understood from the documentaries I watched)... Sorry for my english and greetings from Italy!
Should’ve mentioned this in the video as well. Almost brought up cases like this and the Jubilaires. Could be considered the first hip hop song, but it’s before the culture of hip hop was born. Now I gotta do another video 😂
It’s hard to draw lines in general too - is 8/11/73 the absolute beginning? Is the Fatback band song the first song? That’s also part of my point in the video - these lines are hard to draw
I often here people mention Rapture by Blondie! What's your thoughts on that? Based on what you're saying it's not the first but perhaps it is an important origin point to the roots of Hip Hop.
@superkamigurualucardmckee6181 - The argument is that Rapture was more widespread across the US than Rapper's Delight. Typically, it's White People's attempt at claiming ownership of something that was once popular within Black culture. No different than who the Woke Movement was a part of Black culture, then as soon as it went mainstream via Black Lives Matter, Whites took possession of it. George Floyd started off a Black People's protest, which quickly turned "White" with takeover camps in northwest and Antifa.
Before watching the video - My first is King Tim III, although I did hear Rappers Delight. Then I heard The Last Poets, later I heard the song from the 1940s. Now I’m going to watch the video.
Wow, this was such a journey! Great idea to hook people with the backstory of hip-hop, then sneak in an entire history lesson 😅 Amazing content as always, some of the best on the internet 🙏❤
I feel honored to be able to meet Tim, aka King Tim iii, when I was ten years old. He & my dad used to hang out together. I remember when we brought my dad a copy of his first single. Dang, I feel old now.😂... Thanks for sharing the knowledge with those who did not know about this.
~Bro, you bringing this channel from better to best! ~Amazing! Keep at it. Gold quest! ~You got it, for real, this is most appreciated. ~So much inspiration, I’mma call it revelations! Thank you very much. Peace!
I was definitely thinking that adriano celantano would get a mention in there, in my opinion a legit hip hop song, and recorded in 1970. It still slaps today. ❤
It's because of "Rappers Delight" it's called Hip-Hop. People were going into the record store looking for Rappers delight but they didn't remember the name so they would say...do y'all got the album that goes "Hip hop, a hippie, a hippie to the hip hip hop you dont stop"...So many people did so, that the record stories put up sign saying Hip-Hop here. So the answer is YES, it is the first hip hop album. Everything before it was rap and everything after it became hip-hop.
I was kid in the Bronx in the late 70's early 80's. I literally had a front seat to watching the birth of rap and hip hop. I was at the park jams. I was at the HS jams. I lived less than a mile from Bambaataa. I knew many of the early rappers. Most of us consider Fatback Band as the first official recorded and pressed rap song. Now if you want to include mix tapes etc as part of the calculus - then Flash and Founky Four etc would be the answer. not sure you could ever pinpoint the very first mix tape.
This is honestly too good for UA-cam. Somebody get this man a show on a streaming service!
YT this is a streaming service ! But they dont pay artists enough, eventhough they are Google and pay almost NO TAXES ! Check your head.....
What's that thing from space again?,
Public service broadcasting at its finest.
Seriously. Give him a budget, let him travel and interview people, 6-8 episodes, he'll give us the entire history of recorded music
Definitely, the quality of the page and all the nuanced insights warrants and has earned the merit for one
as a sixth generation jazz (black american music) trumpeter from new orleans, i want to commend you for presenting this accurate, thorough presentation. and the fact that you have introduced the legend of the great buddy bolden to tens of thousands of people that may have never heard of him is awesome. much respect to you and please continue doing what you’re doing.
Wassup bro I'm from New Orleans too (I'ma rapper and producer)but u seem more informed than me bout this is what he described as sunday's off and the slaves meeting up to play music and dance the same as the second line . That's instantly what I thought of when he said that
Digging The Greats is literally genius. His lectures are astonishing. He literally breaks down why these records are wonderful. He is a Professor.
High school music teachers need no more than to just put on a DTG playlist and let the kids watch
He is literally white, yuck!
Nothing makes me happier than to see Digging The Greats drop a new video 💯
Happier than*
Not even when it's about a musician you like?
@@godforreal7355whoops. typo
Indeed Fam! 2:42
The first time I heard rap on the radio was “King Tim the 3rd” by the Fatback Band which was before “Rapper’s Delight”
"Way back in the days, 1979
Fatback band made a record using rhyme..."
BDP - "Hip Hop Rules"
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Never heard of them but all check them out
Agreed. I heard it while shopping on Jamaica Ave in Queens.
The Fatback Band is classic funk!
So glad you mentioned The Last Poets. That debut is one of the best albums I've ever heard and the rest of their catalog is phenomenal as well
I’m glad common and Kanye gave them their props by having them on that song The Corner. They made a banger even better with their verses
It doesn't matter that you sound White bro, you're speaking the universal language of Hip Hop (quite masterfully, I might add). So in this sphere, you're dialect is well understood and very much appreciated in OUR community!! (that includes you, of course)
Man speak for yourself.. he’s not welcome in OUR community, we don’t even know the man.. and as black men we gotta be better.. ain’t no way we should be having a yt man teach us anything about our culture
Yeah, and.... so why yuck?
@@Soren_Skarsgard ??
@@montygraves3650 2:22 he says "yuck"
@@Soren_Skarsgard 👍
I'm a 37 years old and a massive Hip-Hop fan, can't believe I only just discovered your channel! Honestly one of the best channels on UA-cam, love your breakdowns of classic songs I grew up with and love and hearing the stories behind them. Video production quality is also top tier!
No mention of "Here Comes the Judge" by Pigmeat Markham as one of the first (if not THE first) person "rapping" over drums?
Yes!!!!
Good to mention
Before that you had Muhammad Ali in 1963 rapping over drums in what can arguably be called the first battle raps.
@@hansolo9585 Im sorry where can u find the clip of his singing?
Channel deserving of millions of subs, honestly. Don’t worry tho these 300k are worth 3m “normal” channel viewers. You have almost no bots in your comments and I’m sure your engagements are genuine.
This channel rocks buddy. Thank you.
Like Roger & Zapp said, “music comes in all forms but the blues is where it started from”.
That quote is so true, so ruff AND so tuff
I can't wait to out-white someone when they say Rapper's Delight was the first rap song made. "Well, ackshuyally..." **pushes glasses up bridge of my nose**
when you flipped the flute sample I busted out laughing 😆
so close 😂
We are all HUMAN.....color is no matter in great music and production....just a pure soul! You have a PURE SOUL my BROTHER!!!!
Except those neanderthal chaps... our cousins. Man, I'd love to go back and hear how they played it.
It's funny to me that it never crossed my mind he's white until he mentioned it
you may be right, but he wants it to be about color so he can blame his personal insecurities on 'whiteness'. made the video so cringe.
Your expression when you're playing the flute notes over the instrumentals, classic!
Damn, I live about 15 minutes from Slovenia in Croatia and I’m sad to report that after 60,000 years of trying, they still haven’t made any bangers over here.
😂😂😂
Give them time…
😂😂😢
Practice more....❤
Best wishes from Vienna ✌️ 🇦🇹
Oh, I dunno - I’m sure the Romans were bumping Dalmatian war chants as they cruised the Circus Maximus. But yeah, that soccer song Samo je Jedno was pretty killer.
Flipping great video as always, DTG!
Also, I'm kinda surprised you didn't talk about the "Here Comes The Judge" song from comedian Pigmeat Markham, which even goes ALL THE WAY back before King Tim III.
Should have brought it up. By my own definition in this video it would count and predate the fatback band. But it also predates the culture of hip hop itself. Absolutely a precursor like Gil Scott Heron, or even the Jubilaires. These lines are difficult to draw, as I show in the rest of the video. Even calling the fatback band song the first gets tricky.
My mom used to have ‘Here Comes the Judge’ on Vinyl. As a kid I couldn’t tell he was rapping, just thought he was hilarious. But I know he inspired a lot of NY brothas that would go on to be entertainers.
I've always felt that funk is to R&B what bebop is to jazz. Bebop was essentially jam sessions put to record, which is why a lot of people didn't get it at first. I've always saw funk in a similar way. They are jam sessions for rock and R&B musicians. And hip hop was born out in the park where the B-boys "jammed" to funk tunes being played by a DJ. The breakdown was always the funkiest groove, which made the B-boys really get down and jam. That's essentially how hip hop was born.
You really outdid yourself on this one. Some of your best work yet. This needs 1 million views for sure!
A livery stable was like a parking lot for your horse when you came into town.
Brilliant - I love how you tie everything together in your videos! Am also curious what the track played at 17:35 is 🎧
Bro, at 17:25 you actually look at the point the red bar has reached! That is a high class detail.
Chic's good times is not just Funk. It's Disco. There are a lot of classic hiphop samples taken from Disco. Like " everybody reach, reach for the top......don't stop" ....to name just one. Great channel. Love the vids
I lived in Middle-Jersey in the late 70s to the mid-80s. Hip-hop--Rap--was leaking out of NYC on to the radio stations of Trenton, Newark, Camden, and Philadelphia. We could also get some NYC stations. Mix-tapes of it would occasionally come our way. It was like discovering ice cream.
I lived on an Air Force Base. The military store chain, AAFES (BX), was hip to new music. I was able then to buy my first Rap record in late '79 or early '80: The 12" of Rapper's Delight.
I visited cousins in the Midwest in '81. I blew their minds with what I brought with me.
Great memories.
Yeah, I was THAT kid. You know, that kid that loved it ALL. From Zep, Floyd, U2, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Chic, Disco, The Flock of Seagulls, Blondie, Beatles, Doors, Adam Ant, ABBA, Duran Duran, Journey, Asia, Yes, Rush, Rap; Anything and everything but Country and Punk. Yeah, sideone of Duran Duran's Rio would end, and sideone of Zep IV would drop and blast Black Dog.
Another banger upload from my man @Diggingthegreats! You gotta do more of these kinds of videos
Amazing content! What a twist with the ancient flute, very wow moment there. Keep the good work man.
Bruh! This is an all time DTG! Shouts to Keith LeBlanc, original Sugerhill drummer who passed away this week 🫡
One can def. argue that GSHeron & The Last Poets are more spoken poetry than rap, but Lightnin' Rod's "Hustlers Convention" LP (1973) certainly has the rap flavour......
🎯 essentially a Kool & The Gang album with Lightnin Rod sorta kinda almost just about pretty much rapping over them lol it should’ve got a mention at least
The mixing of cold sweat and so what is genius! Thank you for enlightening me once again.
I thoroughly enjoyed this! I have now subscribed! In this recap of history, I was wondering why you didn’t mention Jamaican dub street MCs rapping over specially made dub versions of reggae and ska songs. This, I think, began in the late 60s. The concept of the extended version seems to come from Jamaican dub. I look forward to exploring your videos. Thank you!!!
I’ve always thought as “here comes the judge” by Pigmeat Markham as the first hip hop song. He was a soul/comedy artist from the 60s but “here comes the judge” is delivered in a rapping style not a spoken word, and there’s even a drum break to make it sound even more like early hip hop and it came out as a single in 68.
I made a similar comment before reading some of the other comments here.
That’s ‘Rap’ not Hip Hop
It can't just simply be rhyming over a rhythm. If so, there were probably many corny showtunes that came before "Here Comes the Judge". That stuff is a totally different style and not connected at all to what was happening in the 1970's NYC park jams.
I agree, it's slang laden braggadocious rhyming over slamming funk drums, it's a clear close relative to what hip hop would become. Another one is What About You (In The World Today) by the Co Real Artists from 1974 which is even closer to hip hop.
It has to be over a break beat. The early hip hop pioneers were inspired by Pigmeat Markham, though.
Hey, what you want on your plate when you arrive at the cookout? Because I am learning so damn much about my history, and holy crap I was not prepared for what I am stepping into when I was looking into doing something similar once upon a time. I, as a student of the beat and rhythm, I bend the knee to your knowledge and skill, and seeing you digging the greats indeed!
Longtime viewer, first time caller. This is your best video to date, hands down.
Wow.
This was one of the most awesome music/history lessons I’ve ever learned or watched.Cant wait to watch it with my daughters!
Seeing Digging The Greats has uploaded yk the day is going to be good
Amazing video !!🎉
I appreciate the content you put out. I always think about music stuff, and you make it. Good stuff man.
Thank you for getting it right, I remember hearing this As a wannabe DJ at that time, me and my friends were so proud because it was the first Rap song that got Radio Play in New York, while everything else was underground or only played in Clubs.
Wow, this made my Day,
Good memories
This is one of your best videos. Beautifully done.
What’s that tune at 11:30? I’ve heard it on another channel. Is it a public domain sample kit?
What a nice video man! It is soo well driven, congrats man!
I don't know if it counts, but in 1978 The Emerald City Sequence from The Wiz was the first time I ever heard anyone "rap" over music.
No idea how you wrote this and put all that research together into such a clear and entertaining video. Amazing work!
Been watching your videos for a while and they are always great even with the changes you had to make! Your voice is definitely YT as hell but I rap and do fashion blogs and In fashion we use a bunch of juxtaposition to make fits stand out! So your voice may be different than what is expected for this type of content but it’s also what makes it unique pulls the viewer in. Anyways great video keep doing your thing
Yoooooo! Ur enthusiasm has me jazzed!
Absolutely incredible video. Keep up the amazing work brother ✌🏼
Did anyone else think he was going to given mention to 'The Jubalaires - Noah', when it came to the origins of rap?
Yep....as a matter of fact, as great as this video was, I'm a little disappointed.
This was so awesome. My only complain? wishing more. Nice work Sr.
Legitimately got emotional for me at the end with the flute. Incredible video.
Amazing video as always! I love digging through all the 45s I’ve inherited to hear an amazing piece of jazz or blues that I’ve never heard before. These videos are incomparable ❤
This is your best yet, so good!
I ALWAYS love these kinds of breakdowns! Thanks DTG ✊🏽😁.
Shout out to hip-hop and the pioneering genres that came before.
Another stellar deep dive! 🤩
And I'm sorry but I could not stop giggling every time you said bone flute. I just... I'll see myself out 😂😂😂
That drum beat on ain’t no sunshine by bill withers is ahead of its time
Best part of these videos is reading the comments of everyone else thoughts on what the first hip hop song is. Gotta look some of these up
👋👋👋 Wow Brandon, your best work so far. Recap, so your saying Miles Davis "sampled" (and ripped off) a 60.000 year old Neanderthal #1 hit song?
In a way, yes 😂
This is fantastic! Thank you 🙏🏽.
If the DJ and Rapping elements of Hip-Hop were inspired by Jamaican Culture (Toasting and Dee Jay)what was the first song that was recorded? Would love to see a spotlight on the Jamaican influence - such as what we refer to as “beef” or “battle raps” in Hip-Hop were preceded by Jamaican artists such as U-Roy and Prince Jazzbo beefing.
DJ and rapping elements were not inspired by Jamaican culture. Rapping dates back to the 1920s/1930s with jazz players. Count Machuki started in the 1950s and according to him he got the idea to toast from Black american jive radio host.
Rap battles also comes from the dozens, Jazz contest and rock contest.
Appreciate the insight @down-b8917 - learned something new. But also, what you’re saying is that @diggingthegreats needs to make two more pit stops to get to the origins of Hip-Hop. Sounds good to me. Would love to see both.
DUDE this is your best video yet nice one
I have to make just a “little” addition to the “pillars” or what some of call the “elements” of Hip Hop. There are actually 5 Of Elements….Emceeing, DJing, Dance, Graffiti and Fashion….what we wear is just as important as what we rap, tag or scratch…..❤
You’re a legend for that bone flute mix at the end 10/10
wonderful vid great info ty
Every single yt video you did is an piece art for it itself... thx for such a great content!
Wow! This is the first time I’ve seen you in my feed in ages. I thought you stopped making vids for a while
Welcome back! Still publishing every Friday, must've been an algo shift!
My new favorite video of DTG! 💎🖤🫡
Great Stuff, I see you put a lot of work and love into the videos! Salute
great video as usual, just a little note... I think that Herc doesn't have the crossfader, he only moved the needle backwards to restart the break every time (at least that's what I understood from the documentaries I watched)... Sorry for my english and greetings from Italy!
what's with "Here Comes the Judge " by Pigmeat Markham, i would call this the first hip hop song
Should’ve mentioned this in the video as well. Almost brought up cases like this and the Jubilaires. Could be considered the first hip hop song, but it’s before the culture of hip hop was born. Now I gotta do another video 😂
It’s hard to draw lines in general too - is 8/11/73 the absolute beginning? Is the Fatback band song the first song? That’s also part of my point in the video - these lines are hard to draw
@@diggingthegreats some consider jimi hendrox castles made of sand to be one of the first instances of rapping
What about “Here comes the judge?” for proto-rap?
holy shit, what a journey! thank you for this video. its crazy i caught those 2 notes as soon as you did and how it all connects
also, to me, 'Here Comes the Judge' by Pigmeat Markham is the first Hip Hop song
You be dropping so much knowledge. Thank You
Started with debating the first hip-hop song, ended up with a PhD in musicology.
I often here people mention Rapture by Blondie! What's your thoughts on that? Based on what you're saying it's not the first but perhaps it is an important origin point to the roots of Hip Hop.
@superkamigurualucardmckee6181 -
The argument is that Rapture was more widespread across the US than Rapper's Delight. Typically, it's White People's attempt at claiming ownership of something that was once popular within Black culture. No different than who the Woke Movement was a part of Black culture, then as soon as it went mainstream via Black Lives Matter, Whites took possession of it.
George Floyd started off a Black People's protest, which quickly turned "White" with takeover camps in northwest and Antifa.
Now that is some good storytelling. Such an enjoyment to watch and listen.
What's the background track at 9:15 called?
Very enjoyable, original and honest. Thanks!
Before watching the video - My first is King Tim III, although I did hear Rappers Delight. Then I heard The Last Poets, later I heard the song from the 1940s.
Now I’m going to watch the video.
Stealth "Cold Sweat" video! Awesome!
Wow, this was such a journey!
Great idea to hook people with the backstory of hip-hop, then sneak in an entire history lesson 😅
Amazing content as always, some of the best on the internet 🙏❤
We should bisect hip-hop into two eras BEB&R and AEB&R… because before Rakim it was pretty much all Froot Loops rap
Dude, you're channel is so good.
My dad had a tape with raps from the 80s and 70s. Some of the songs were jocko rythm talk, yo mama and count coolout .
Rap goes so far back, Hiphop on the other hand is an amalgamation of several tenets as you said.
I feel honored to be able to meet Tim, aka King Tim iii, when I was ten years old. He & my dad used to hang out together. I remember when we brought my dad a copy of his first single. Dang, I feel old now.😂... Thanks for sharing the knowledge with those who did not know about this.
The bone flute playing So What and the James Brown song is pure gold. I can almost forgive you for all that crazy evolution talk...
Incredible work and research ! 🤩🤩🤩
~Bro, you bringing this channel from better to best! ~Amazing! Keep at it. Gold quest!
~You got it, for real, this is most appreciated.
~So much inspiration, I’mma call it revelations!
Thank you very much. Peace!
So much dope dialogue in this
I was definitely thinking that adriano celantano would get a mention in there, in my opinion a legit hip hop song, and recorded in 1970. It still slaps today. ❤
Hmmm, what are the 2 notes of that boneflute? 🤔😁
And also, what's the link between the hiphop culture and Jamaican sound system culture?
That closing of the loop on those two notes, oh my goodness. You should work for Smithsonian, honestly 👊🏼
Do a video on proto-rap from 40s jazz and quartets
It's because of "Rappers Delight" it's called Hip-Hop. People were going into the record store looking for Rappers delight but they didn't remember the name so they would say...do y'all got the album that goes "Hip hop, a hippie, a hippie to the hip hip hop you dont stop"...So many people did so, that the record stories put up sign saying Hip-Hop here. So the answer is YES, it is the first hip hop album. Everything before it was rap and everything after it became hip-hop.
Wow was not expecting the flute at the end. Blew my mind man. No pun intended.
you should do a video on Bahamadia. or maybe one on the album "the coming" by Busta Rhymes?
Man That Background Music Is Hella Hella ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Damn I Wish I Could Download It 😍😍😍😍😍
I was laughing with tears by the end of the video, and weeping. Such a Delight!
"Here Comes the Judge" by Pigmeat Markham from 1968 could be considered the first recorded Rap song.
Keep putting out the greats. Everyone will dig at some point.
I was kid in the Bronx in the late 70's early 80's. I literally had a front seat to watching the birth of rap and hip hop. I was at the park jams. I was at the HS jams. I lived less than a mile from Bambaataa. I knew many of the early rappers. Most of us consider Fatback Band as the first official recorded and pressed rap song. Now if you want to include mix tapes etc as part of the calculus - then Flash and Founky Four etc would be the answer. not sure you could ever pinpoint the very first mix tape.
Appreciate the shoutout to all the modal freaks.