The most dominant musical force in the World right now, Hip Hop and rap have come a long way since Kool Herc began cutting records together at Bronx block parties in the 1970s. From the proto-political manifestos of Public Enemy to the early Gangsta rap of NWA through the Daisy Age and the rise of the Dirty South, rap music and the musical side of Hip Hop culture hasn't stayed still for a moment, and the genre is now a truly international, multi-language phenomenon.
