Hip-hop music reaches its 50th anniversary in August

Hip-hop music reaches its 50th anniversary in AugustArtists like AKA and Mutant's DOOKOOM have made South African hip-hop heard internationally, and it's reaching its 50th anniversary this year.

by Alex Coyne

08-08-2023 15:42

in Culture

The 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Happens in August

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Hip-hop reaches its 50th anniversary in August 2023. In part, this is thanks to the music's origins in the United States back in 1973

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Hip-hop is usually associated with a combination of music and rap lyrics.

Musicians like Kanye West, Tupac Shakur, and Eminem made the controversial genre famous since its start. South Africa's hip-hop scene is filled with the music of artists like Nasty C, Cassper Nyovest, and AKA.

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How the music genre started On 11 August 1973, DJ Kool Herc played a new beat at his sister's birthday party. The beat started a whole new music genre called hip-hop.

The music quickly spread after DJ Kool Herc, who mixed the first beats of this type at his sister's party.

South African hip-hop became famous in the 1980s. Group Prophets Of Da City (POC) that included Ready D is hailed as one of the first groups of its style. Black Noise is credited as one of the founding hip-hop groups in South Africa, according to SA Hip-Hop Mag.

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Hip-hop in South Africa Artists like Cassper Nyovest, AKA, and Isaac Mutant's DOOKOOM have made South African hip-hop heard internationally.

Music from this genre even featured heavily at the South African Music Awards. More than seven videos from this genre nominated for Best Video during 2021.

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Competitions like Hip Hop Kop, launched in November 2010, aim to keep the hip-hop music genre alive.

It's not without controversy: the song Larney Jou P*#s by Dookoom made waves after its release, with some asking how far freedom of speech can go.

Local show Love and Hip-Hop has captivated audiences too, bagging the award of Best International Show at the National Reality TV Awards in August 2023.

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