This is a term paper that describes how hip-hop came about, and goes through the 30 years of its history.

Who was the first to generate a genre of music that would form into one of today's biggest genres'? This so-called founder and "Grandfather" (1) of this new-age mix of beats was Kevin Donovan known to the Hip-Hop world and others as Afrika Bambaataa. He founded the Universal Zulu Nation. This "Zulu Nation" was originated in 1974, which was a reorganization of a group called "The Organization". This Zulu Nation was organized of collective DJ's, Break Dancers, …showed first 75 words of 796 total…

…showed last 75 words of 796 total…affected me personally in that this type of genre is what I love to dance too. The use of computer generated beats and instrumentation makes it a one of a kind music type. It also broadens my awareness to what other cultures have brought to the music industry. Even though Hip-Hop may not be classified as intellectually high, it to me is still a very unique genre that is just simply "cool" to "chill" too.