Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, The Origin Of "Hip Hop", And A Tale From Hollis, Queens

 Hip Hop Family Tree Part 1

Hip Hop Family Tree Part 2

Hip Hop Family Tree Part 3

Hip Hop Family Tree Part 4

 

• [ryuchi]

  These colors–so warm, brings back a whole another era!

• [MrJM]

  My grandpa first invented hip-hop in 1943.

  • [dculberson]

     ”My hips pop and they don’t stop!”

• [Robert Baruch]

  When do we get to Newcleus and Jam On It? My nostalgia circuits need tickling.

• [zombiebob]

  awesome as always

• [wizardru]

  Loving this series SO MUCH, y’all.

• [Mister44]

  Every time I see Kurtis Blow I can’t help think of this song :
  The Ballad of Curtis Loew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Ib2p0hIOY

  ETA – Yay – Jam Master Jay! RIP

• [Layne]

  Beastie Boys never sounded the same after they got rid of Hurricane. 
  Coincidence? I think not. 

• [Donald Petersen]

  Is it a bit of creative license to show Run-D.M.C. as an act so young and short that they can’t quite see over the turntables?  Man, they’re cute!  Anyway, I too am loving this series.  I could read a hundred installments of this at a sitting and not tire of it.

  • [Ed Piskor]

    They’re not an act yet. Just friends from Hollis. More on that later :)

• [Al Corrupt]

  This series brings together America’s greatest cultural exports – comic books and hip hop.
   - Sorry guys – the jury is still out on democracy ;]

  RIP Jam Master Jay.

• [gwailo_joe]

  I’m three days late checking out the latest installment…but great as usual…

  This is the knowledge that needs to be dropped…more please!!!

• [sisyphus321]

  I love this series. But hip-hop didn’t hit the deep midwest until … well, I’m not even sure it’s made it there yet. I feel like a hick for asking, but what years are we talking about here?

  • [Ed Piskor]

    The timeframe is bouncing around a lot, but, we’re dealing with the mid 70′s mostly. The Russell Simmons/Kurtis Blow stuff is about 1978-79 though.