Rap music first hit the mainstream in 1979 when The Sugarhill Gang dropped "Rapper's Delight" over the top of the beat to "Good Times" by Chic. At that time Chic was one of the more popular groups out and "Good Times" their most popular song. Wonder Mike, Master Gee, and Big Bank Hank, had the whole nation rapping along with their melodic rendition.
Later, in 1985, Run DMC affectively changed the hip hop audience forever when they recorded a remake of the Aerosmith hit "Walk This Way", which crossed over and became rap music's first multi-platinum smash. The industry has not been the same since with crossover and mass appeal beyond any of the pioneer's wildest imaginations.
This answer is a bit misleading, though. There was a rap explosion in 1989-90-- that is when it became a true mainstream genre. Although rap existed in 1979, it was not popular as a genre.
Hip hop was probably most populair around the late 80's till mid 90's because of the impact of tupac, eazy e, wu tang clan, house of pain, the psycho realm, cypress hill, notorious BIG, nwa, south central cartel, groups like that were good and populair not like the sissy's that make rap now
It became popular when people lost their freakin' minds! The mindless trendmongering cattle will go bat sh*t over anything they are told is good. I read an article in the L.A. Times when it first started taking off by a Music Professor from Julliard said " What the big deal is over Rap "music", It is not by any standards music at all. The closest thing it comes to is primitive tribal chanting".
Some say hip hop dancing was very popular in the 1960s.
Others say it started in the late 1970s and developed quite fast, so it probably became popular as it was being developed then.
Around 1970's in Harlem and the Bronx New York.
from around the 80's till now.
Always.
Late 1980's
hip hop :)
<P>There is one in the GTA and that is Jade's Hip Hop Academy. They teach the history of hip hop and beside teaching authentic hip hop, they teaches popping, locking, breakin and krump. Jade's Hip Hop Academy is conveniently located of the 410/407 and 401 in Brampton. Dancers from Hamilton, Guelph, Scarborough, Toronto to Orangeville all come there to take classes. You can check them out on youtube as well.</P>
If you were born to hip hop dance or street, break or body popping and you want to perform it , then it will come natural. If it doesn't come natural then try many other different unique styles of dance.
the answer to "who is hips dance partner?" is hop as in hip-hop the answer to "who is hips dance partner?" is hop as in hip-hop
Hip-hop was brought over by the African griots a long time ago. Hip-hop culture includes Beat-boxing, graffiti, emceeing, breakdancing, dj-ing, slang, and hip-hop fashion. I think hip-hop culture is 65% of my life
Mondays
Dub.
The Bay Area
Monday
It's more correctly spelled hip-hop.
... hip hop?
by being hip AND hop by being hip AND hop
I love hip hop translates to Spanish as me encata el hip hop or me amo el hip hop.
There is no real answer! hip hop is hip hop!
Dead Prez is a hip hop musical duo from New York City. They often sing of political issues. Their popular song titled Hip Hop was released in March 1999.
Hip-Hop
from south America and by the black Americans