Homeboyz Radio unleashes list of top 50 rappers of all Time as Hip-Hop turns 50

 

Radio Africa Group-owned radio station Homeboyz Radio joined the world in marking 50 years of the Hip-Hop genre in style.

On Friday, the radio station dedicated its various shows to Hip-Hop– playing all the big tunes that have been released over the years.

The tunes that rocked the airwaves for the better part of Friday were from a curated list of the top 50 rappers of all time.

Homeboyz Radio together with its listeners compiled a list of the top 50 Hip-hop artists of all time.

Here is the full list of the top 50 Hip hop artistes of all Time;

Homeboyz Radio unleashes list of top 50 rappers of all Time as Hip-Hop turns 50
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The Hip-Hop History

On this day (August 11) in 1973, at a party in an apartment in the Bronx, New York, hip-hop was born.

Using two turntables and a microphone, Jamaican-born funk and soul DJ Kool Herc mixed two records together - isolating and extending the kick drum beats or "breaks" - while also making rhythmic announcements over the top. The rest was history.

In reality, its roots were put down much earlier by forerunners like the Last Poets and DJ Hollywood, but 11 August 1973 became the symbolic birth date.

DJs soon began showing off their versatility, releasing 12-inch records on which crews of MCs would rap over the beat.    BY MPASHO NEWS