Rap and Hip Hop: Crash Course Black American History #47
Video Overview & Insights
Music is an integral part of Black American culture. Today, Clint Smith will teach you about rap & hip hop, and the cultural significance of artists including Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, N.W.A., Queen Latifah, and Missy Elliott. And he just might break dance while doing it.
Thank you for acknowledging that Hip Hop is a foundational black American art form.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19680493
Janell Hobson and R. Dianne Bartlow eds., Representin’: Women, Hip-Hop, and Popular Music (Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2008).
I’m glad I found this video.
Brittney Cooper, Susana M. Morris, and Robin M. Boylorn eds., The Crunk Feminist Collection (New York: The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2017).
Robin D. G. Kelley, Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class (New York: Free Press, 1994).
Very helpful and informative.
James Haskins, One Nation Under a Groove: Rap Music and its Roots (New York: Hyperion Books, 2000).
Adam Woog, From Ragtime to Hip-Hop: A Century of Black American Music (Detroit: Lucent Books, 2007).
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Great video Crash Course. You've done it again. Way to talk about the origins, complexities, and nuances of the genre and its impacts, well.
@austinfarrow9911Hip hop maybe, rap no. Rap is far deeper and much earlier, eg talking blues and jamaican mcs toasting (yes they were called that first)
@simonnoble2345What about the Sugar Hill Gang, who actually was the first with their own record label🤔
@markhenry6360❤
@JermaineGregCool Herc should of got a mention
@gmain1977Both Pac and Biggie deserved better in life than to be associated with Suge and Puffy. 😔
@TheSci-fiAnarchist42Most enjoyable and thorough explanation, thank you for posting.
@toeslayerCongratulation
@judejoseph1737talk normal bro, this speech style is all choppy
@LuisForPeaceYou should do one on soul music
@lamargettens2370Great video, loved it! keep up the good work :)
@DeonPearceVery well made video. I would have liked to see DJ Kool Herc mentioned, DJ Hollywood, Eddie Cheeba etc. Especially explaining the break beat and how it was used to make a whole new sound that mcs could rap to.
@BlvdTelevisionRap and hip hop was around before the 70s.
@mistermallard80s🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
@JQueen687The Gospel of HipHop by KRS1 should be required reading for anyone who loves HipHop.
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Rap and hip hop have destroyed the black community.
@PhiloVeritasCoRap these days are represented in a dark manner, The total opposite of what it was meant To represent, a way out and a story to tell.
@infinitewriter8135Really weird to talk about the birth of hip hop (1973) then skip straight to the late 80’s and 90s rappers lol. Queen Latifah and lauryn hill don’t deserve a 5 minutes of digress in a crash course. Easily could have mentioned Kool herc and Bam but glad you mentioned the 5 pillars
@1kall955I have the opportunity to met Clint Smith in my University and really enjoy these video series. Today help mecto teach at the kids to combine hiphop and puppetry
@BrujeriasdePapelYou can.t mnsion The 1980s hip hop without saying eaze e
@معيضهالقرني-ث2دA yo.
@Joecho7777Damn, I'm PROUD to be part of this culture . As a Mexican/American I will keep the culture going and remind people from where it came. Thank you for this video.
@InfiniteRebellion69sir, rap did not start in the 1970's
@fastpaced4861This is not whole
@3stripes21Hip Hop originated in the Bronx amongst the Black & Ricans. Til this day Black continue to dominate the emcee element (rap). Not so much DJing. They predominantly abandoned the breaking, graffiti, beatboxing elements fairly early though (early 80s) & left it to the Ricans, who passed it on to Europeans & Asians via tournaments. So other than the rapping element, Hip Hop is a world wide thing at this point.
@ChamP10nk1ngWhat about kool moe dee as a pioneer?
@geordilaforge2387its sad, its not called breakdancing, its bboying or breaking. this is not a well researched video
@jreixinoc7696Every music genre that has survived, has had a fashion movement with it.
@dabarnes12Animated Clint is adorable!
Wish that most mainstream American rap/hip hop music nowadays was more political, self aware, & analytical rather than mostly shallow, materialistic, & adolescent. The beats have evolved but the genre hasn't really as a whole.
@YOUNG RICO DA DON prove it wrong
@BalthasarRodellegaThis is an amazing video thank you!!
@doncaverlymusic1174And many racist creatures love black music
@decoloniz_afroGreat stuff. We are a team of music producers - it would be great if you could take a look at our tunes as well. Peace
@BeatsUniversalOfficialThe ancestors of rap and hip-hop were, to name a few are:
* Gil-Scott Heron
* Curtis Mayfield
* James Brown
To name a few.
This is awesome! I wish I found this. Platform sooner.
@willihill2Thank you for this informative series. Growing up seeing rappers who look like me - I felt proud to hear about their mastery in this video. Thanks, Crash Course for a superb series! ~Elizabeth
@Just2gofoodsWhat about puerto rican? They were the fundamental basis in the creation
@yadisito8051what a great video. i love learning about the history of rap/hip-hop (and this isnt my first time informing myself) but i really appreciate the way you did it and the points you made. we always need to show respect to the ones who came before us and who created a way and a path for others to expand upon. love yall, stay up, stay safe, stay informed, stay grateful!
@I_Am_GriffWhy didn’t he mention the sugar hill gang?
@romanbyrd6315Help me out. Which rapper rap lyrics said...
" use to be the man, now your man got old" 1990's rapper..
I'm thinking Sadat X... Brand Nubians but probably not
for the life of me I can't remember where are who said that but I can't stop repeating it :)