Grandmaster Flash forms one of the most influential rap groups ever, The Furious 5: Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler), Melle Mel (Melvin Glover), Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover), Cowboy (Keith Wiggins), Raheim (Guy Williams), and Mr. Grandmaster Caz (aka Casanova Fly) and Bambaataa engage in a battle at the Police Athletic League.Music industry coins the term "rap music" and shifts its focus toward emcees (MCs).Kurtis would later become the first rapper to be signed to a major record deal.Run was so-called because he could cut so fast between two turntables.Kurtis Blow, who was being managed by Russell Simmons, decides to hire Simmons’ brother Run, as his DJ.Although the assault placed a permanent dent on Herc's career, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Disco Wiz (the first Latino DJ), and Disco King Mario kept performing around town. DJ Kool Herc is nearly stabbed to death at one of his parties.The Rock Steady Crew (the most respected b-boy crew in history) is formed by the original four members: JoJo, Jimmy Dee, Easy Mike, and P-Body.Bambaataa’s first battle against Disco King Mario sparks off the DJ battling that is now embedded in the culture. Scratch is the crux of modern deejaying.ĭJ Afrika Bambaataa performs at the Bronx River Center. DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore accidentally invents "the scratch." While trying to hold a spinning record in place in order to listen to his mom, who was yelling at him, Grand Wizzard accidentally caused the record to produce the “shigi-shigi” sound that is now known as the scratch.Coke La Rock and Clark Kent form the first emcee team known as Kool Herc & The Herculoids. He later gets Coke La Rock to utter crowd-pleasing rhymes at parties (like "DJ Riz is in the house and he'll turn it out without a doubt").Herc is hired as a DJ at the Hevalo Club.Around this time, DJ/MC/Crowd Pleaser Lovebug Starski starts referring to this culture as "hip-hop." After seeing DJ Kool Herc perform at block parties, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa start playing at parties all over the Bronx neighborhoods.Gil Scott-Heron releases the seminal "Winter in America.".Donovan later changed his name to Afrika Bambaataa Aasim in honor of an ancient Zulu chief. The Zulu Nation is officially formed by a student of Stevenson High school named Kevin Donovan.Herc would often buy two copies of a record and stretch the break parts by using two turntables and mixing in both records before the break ends.
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