Review of “Hip-hop Is History” by Questlove: Exploring the Evolution of Rap Music in Music Literature
On August 11, 1973, in an apartment block in the Bronx, an 18-year-old DJ named Kool Herc, also known as Hercules, played funk records at a dance party. He turned up the beats, rapped along to the music, and unknowingly gave birth to a new style that would eventually dominate popular music. In “Hip-hop Is … Read more