Hip-hop's Historical Impact

Through many movies such as Grease and Hairspray we have seen how their music has affected the way the children of those generations wore their clothes and hair. Blackplotation movies were great examples of black music during the sixties and seventies, and it was represented by the big afro, bell-bottom pants, and the plat-form shoes.

Just as music from the 60s and early 70s influenced the history of the world, hip-hop has had an enormous impact as well. The music has been here for 30 years and has revolutionized a generation. Hip-hop had a hand in creating the first black television network, BET. The hip-hop fashion has helped the increase in sales for many fashion giants such as Nike and Levi. When it began, hip-hop artists usually came from areas in Queens and the Bronx, but later on we many artist coming from the West coast. Many of today's artists are coming from the Southern region of the US with the city of Atlanta leading the pack. Hip-hop dances have taken the world by storm. It started off with break dancing on the east coast and led to the creation of crump-dancing on the west coast. Both dances are very difficult and require just about all of the body's muscles. Since everybody could not do these dances many kids came up with simpler dances that almost everybody could do. Some of these dances are the bankhead bounce, walk it out, stanky legg, dougie, and the mo'head swagg. In 2008, hip-hop played a big role in the presidential election. Many of today's artists felt that it was time for a change in this country, and they knew that the only way it could happen is if they go out and vote. Artist such as Diddy and Jay-Z held many political rallies to encourage their young fans to exercise their right to vote. Hip-hop has had an enormous historical impact and will continue to have one for years to come.