HIP HOP HISTORY: PART 1

Around 1929 the South Bronx was certainly not what it is today.

It was a place where Irish, Jewish and Italian families raised their children and did their best to maintain their cultural traditions, while living

HIP HOP HISTORY: PART 2

Afrika Bambaataa was born Bambaataa Kahim Aasim to Jamaican and Barbadian parents.

Although it is not clearly known when he was born, it is safe to speculate that his birth took place between 1957 and 1960.

HIP HOP HISTORY: PART 3

Out of the ashes of a burnt down Bronx came the widespread presence of youth street gangs.

Those Projects and areas that did survive the fires would become the breeding grounds for gang recruitment.

HIP HOP HISTORY: PART 4

Clive Campbell was born in Jamaica, the first of six children.

The year was 1955 and Kingston wasn’t the nicest place to live in with all of the political turmoil. Clive’s parents, Nettie and Keith, did their best to provide for their children and to distance themselves from the troubles. Clive spent his early years growing up in Trenchtown.