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Hip-hop officially began on the 11th of August 1973 at a back-to-school party in the recreation room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell, created the breakbeat by isolating and looping instrumental breaks from funk and disco records during this event.
The roots of hip-hop extend to the sound systems of Jamaica and the radio jive of the American South in the late 1950s. DJs like Jocko Henderson and Jockey Jack introduced toasting, a vocal style rooted in African oral traditions that evolved into rapping, while American DJs like Nat D. Williams and Rufus Thomas honed similar cadences in Memphis.
The golden age between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s featured groups like Public Enemy, KRS-One, and De La Soul who addressed political and social issues. The Native Tongues posse, including A Tribe Called Quest and the Jungle Brothers, emphasized positive messages and Afrocentric themes during this period of increased diversity and innovation.
The rivalry between East Coast and West Coast rappers culminated in the deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Tupac Shakur was shot on the 30th of November 1994 and killed on the 7th of September 1996, while the Notorious B.I.G. was killed on the 9th of March 1997 in Los Angeles.
The shiny suit era in the late 1990s and early 2000s focused on luxury, fashion, and mainstream success led by Sean Combs and his protege Mase. Will Smith's 1997 single Gettin' Jiggy wit It gave the era its name, and the music often featured collaborations between rappers and R&B singers like Beyonce and Jay-Z.
Hip-hop sales plummeted by 21% from 2005 to 2006 due to the decline of physical media and the rise of peer-to-peer file sharing. Despite falling record sales, hip-hop artists like Eminem, Rick Ross, and Black Eyed Peas continued to top the Billboard 200 charts while the genre shifted to singles and mixtapes.