There's a post going around saying white people created hip-hop. They are saying the first rapper was Debbie Harry. STOP #wypipo; just STOP. Hip-hop was first realized and credited as being Cool DJ Herc's creation in the year of 1973. He was a Jamaican American d.J. who played the turntables at Bronx block parties. Hip-hop or the art of emceeing remained unrecorded until 1979 when the song Kim Tim III by funk band Fatback was released. The link to the video can be found below.
Rap went mainstream, a few months later after the Kim Tim III song was released, when the Sugar Hill gang released Rapper's Delight in 1980.
Now Debbie Harry didn't even do a full 'rap' album to be considered a pioneer in the hip-hop world. It was simply a one verse rhyme in the song Rapture. It was released in 1981. The genre for Debbie Harry's song was and still is listed as New wave/punk music and NOT hip-hop or rap. So, in essence, she may have been the 1st white person to try her hand at rhyming not emceeing (learn the difference please)but NO Debbie Harry, Blondie or whatever you choose to call her, didn't create anything by the name hip-hop or rap. She appropriated the culture but she didn't create it. And for those who think Afrika Bambaata started hip-hop, he didn't but he was a heavy influence and spearheaded the hip-hop culture while also forming the Universal Zulu Nation. The Universal Zulu Nation is an international hip-hop awareness group. One of my favorite jams from Afrika Bambaata is the song Planet Rock featuring Soul Sonic Force. It was released in 1986.
Now we all need to know the accurate history of any art form associated with black people before making such erroneous claims. It will save the face of those reposting it and my last statement is inclusive of all races and nationalities. .
Rap went mainstream, a few months later after the Kim Tim III song was released, when the Sugar Hill gang released Rapper's Delight in 1980.
Now Debbie Harry didn't even do a full 'rap' album to be considered a pioneer in the hip-hop world. It was simply a one verse rhyme in the song Rapture. It was released in 1981. The genre for Debbie Harry's song was and still is listed as New wave/punk music and NOT hip-hop or rap. So, in essence, she may have been the 1st white person to try her hand at rhyming not emceeing (learn the difference please)but NO Debbie Harry, Blondie or whatever you choose to call her, didn't create anything by the name hip-hop or rap. She appropriated the culture but she didn't create it. And for those who think Afrika Bambaata started hip-hop, he didn't but he was a heavy influence and spearheaded the hip-hop culture while also forming the Universal Zulu Nation. The Universal Zulu Nation is an international hip-hop awareness group. One of my favorite jams from Afrika Bambaata is the song Planet Rock featuring Soul Sonic Force. It was released in 1986.
Now we all need to know the accurate history of any art form associated with black people before making such erroneous claims. It will save the face of those reposting it and my last statement is inclusive of all races and nationalities. .
Link to video of first recorded hip-hop song: https://youtu.be/UcTP4cvXSP0
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They are always trying to take credit for our shit like they know better than us
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