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Music Amuses Did you know that HIP HOP originated from disco songs? Hip hop originated in New York City when disc jockeys (DJs) began isolating the percussion break from funk or disco songs. The role of the emcee (MC) arose to introduce the DJ and the music and to keep the audience excited. The MCs began by speaking between songs, giving greetings to audience members, telling jokes and anecdotes and offering invitations to dance. Eventually this practice came to be more stylized and was known as rapping. By 1979 hip hop had become a commercially recorded music genre and began to enter the American mainstream. It also began its spread across the world. In the 1990s a form called gangsta rap became a major part of American music, though its lyrics were rather controversial. By the beginning of the 2000s, hip hop had become a staple of popular music charts. It is performed in many styles across the world today. Hip hop will be one of the many musical genres the CCOHK and YROCK will present in the CCOHK’s upcoming CLOCK concert. Don’t miss this unique event!
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