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" Im Get In It " Produced By TheBestKeptSecret18K Hip Hop Timeline 1977-1980 1977 * Hip Hop shifted more attention to the MCs while DJs Bam, Disco King Mario, Breakout, Casanova Fly, Disco Wiz, and Grandmaster Flash continued to perform around town. * DJ Disco Wiz credited for being the first Latino DJ. * Rock Steady Crew established by Bronx b-boys Jimmy D and JoJo. * What "Uprock" was to New York B-Boys, "Locking" had become to the Electro-Boogie LA youth. It was started by Lockatron Jon and Shabba-Doo. Shabba was also responsible for introducing "Popping" to New York, which many claim to be the first, real hip-hop dance. (They even go as far as to say they were performing it in 1969.) * German band Kraftwerk releases "Trans-Europe Express," a trancelike synth anthem that becomes the primary source for Electro-Funk artists like Bamabaataa, Planet Patrol, Jonzun Crew, and Newcleus. * The NYC Transit Authority established a giant subway car wash at its Coney Island train yard at annual cost of $400,000. (sprayed with petroleum hydroxide.) * Graffiti "style revival" with a new wave of creativity in late 1977 from crews TDS, TMT, UA, MAFIA, TS5, CIA, RTW, TMB, TFP, TC5 and TF5. * The rise of Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five, and Bambaataa's various crews and MCS placed Herc at a disadvantage. One night Herc was stabbed three times at his own party and his career never fully recovered. 1978 * Bambaataa and Grandmaster Caz (aka Casanova Fly, Cold Crush Brothers) battle at the P.A.L. (Police Athletic League). * Music industry coined 'rap music'. * In New York local dance crews added waves and smoother movements to the "Popping". * Charlie Robot who used to appear on "Soul Train" introduced the "The Robot" to the mainstream media. * Noted B-Boy crews included Breakmachine, Uprock and the Motor City Crew, Dynamic Rockers, Rock Steady Crew, Floormasters Incredible Breakers and Magnificent Force. * Lee Quinones abandoned painting his murals on the subway trains and started painting his murals on handball courts. (Handball court painting originated with TRACY 168.) * In 1978, Kurtis Blow needed a DJ. Russell Simmons was Kurtis' manager at the time and his brother Joseph (aka as Run of Run DMC) got the job. He got his name "Run" because he could cut between two turntables so quickly. 1979 * Bam jointly promotes shows with Kool Herc under the name Nubian Productions. * The Sugarhill Gang (a pre-fab group assembled by record mogul Sylvia Roberts) records "Rapper's Delight," the first commercial rap record on Sugar Hill records. * The Fatback Band hires radio DJ King Tim III to provide a rap for one of their B-sides (controversy continues over which is the "first" rap on a record). * Kurtis Blow releases "Christmas Rappin" on Mercury Records, first rapper on a major label. * Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five puts out an obscure singles "Superrappin" on Enjoy. * Mr. Magic's Rap attack radio show on NJ radio station WHBI from 2 to 5 a.m. Saturday nights. * Cold Crush brothers begin performing live shows - (Members: JDL, Charlie Chase, DJ Tony Tone, Grandmaster Caz, Almighty KayGee, and EZ AD. * Spoonie Gee's "Spoonin' Rap" is released on Enjoy records. * Funky Four Plus One, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Grand Wizard Theodore and the Fantastic Romantic Five were well established in the scene. * RSC brings in Crazy Legs and Lenny Len into the Rock Steady Chapter. * Jimmy Spicer releases "Adventures of Super Rhymes" on Dazz Records. 13 Minute imaginative storytelling song. * The cult-classic movie "Warriors" is released which details street gangs all throughout NYCs 5 borroughs and shows heavy signs of subway graffiti 1980 * Year of the record label battles. Enjoy and Disco Fever records pop on the scene. * Kurtis Blow releases "The Breaks" on Mercury records (went on to sell more than a million copies). * Kurtis Blow is the first hip hop artist to appear on national television. He peforms "The Breaks" on Soul Train on October. * Sequence - All female crew off of Sugar Hill records hits the charts with the release of the single "Funk You Up" . * Members of the High Times Crew are arrested for breakdancing at a Washington Heights subway -- photos of the incident in the New York Post . * Afrika Bambaata and his crew the Zulu Nation release their first 12" on Paul Winley Records called "Zulu Nation Throwdown Pt. 1". * Blonde releases "Rapture"after meeting Fab 5 Freddy and others during the Mudd Club era. Lead singer Debbie Harry raps. Google myspace.com keephiphop & AdD The Best Kept Secret 18K+ MaiN Profile ! Category: Music Jay Z Im Get In It keephiphop TheBestKeptSecret18K Hip-Hop Rap Indie Jazz Pop R&B soul YouTube rockafella American Gangster