This is one of the first channels to engage in this conversation about the history. We getting it straight now. 3 years later microphone check documentary.

YES!!! This is what I'm talking about! Is Brooklyn in the house?!! Without a doubt!!

Grandmaster Flash is really the first hip-hop DJ

For the POC diaspora, Unity unfortunately means the intentional disrespect and erasure of Black Americans whose families were enslaved by the United States.

King Tubby? He trained up my 1st cousin, Scientist!

When I was in my 20's any good hifi system had to have a good tuner. Now in my 60's I have a excellent tuner live on a hill can receive FM stations in a 200 mile radius. I live in Syracuse NY and there is not a station worth a damn. Thank God for internet radio.

Please take this video down, you are not qualified to speak on this subject.

Sorry but your information is incomplete.

KING TUBBY THE G O A T

Rap from Jamaica 😂😂😂

Gregor Scott I am Tom Livanos, fellow non-anonymous KZfaq contributor here (although, unlike you, I have not posted any videos). Thank-you for your research here and its no frills presentation. Your openness to comments expressed at the end of this video is, it is fair to say, a significant reason why I am writing this here comment. I am based in Sydney, Australia. Clear Channel Communications first came to my attention on pages 225-226 of 'Life Inc.' (2009) by Douglas Rushkoff. He presents essentially the same history you have here. I looked them up in Australia. On 12 October 2012, they have a media release announcing the launch of 'iHeartRadio' (what double-speak) in Australia and New Zealand. The (corporate) vehicle to do so was ARN Media Ltd. (formerly Australian Radio Network). It gets a bit tricky as to how to word the corporate maneuverings. ARN was a joint venture of APN News & Media and iHeartRadio (formerly Clear Channel Communications). From Wikipedia: "On 19 February 2014, it was reported that APN News & Media had agreed to purchase Clear Channel's 50% stake in the ARN.[5] As a result, ARN is now fully owned by ARN Media. The company continues to operate the Australian version of iHeartRadio.[6]" [Source: the Wikipedia article for ARN Media, with footnotes 5 and 6]. By this I take it that Clear Channel Communications/iHeartRadio did expand into Australia and New Zealand but, officially at least, that lasted little more than 16 months. Phew. I am not however under any misunderstanding that the broadcasting landscape (including radio) is somehow "immune" from being concentrated into a decreasing number of owners/owner corporations. Douglas Rushkoff's book goes into corporatism - related to capitalism but not precisely identical to it. Your synopsis/slogan/summation "To Hell With The Rest Of It" is an accurate description of the corporate world. Its "logic" is to expand in perpetuity and extract/usurp as much value as it possibly can along the way. Words such as multinational are now decades old... or indeed date back centuries, albeit in a more limited context. One need only look a the business section of a newspaper or radio/television broadcast to see that corporations are now global. There are also many books and academic articles which examine the now global 'reach' of corporations. Joel Bakan and David Korten are two other authors whom come to mind. I only have this video to go on so far. You however seem to have researched this topic quite well. What I have heard is that it is five media companies that dominate the media. I can only offer my appreciation as an "incentive/reward" however I humbly request that you post a video on the history of media consolidation more generally i.e. at the global scale. The ownership of global media by five corporations is only something I have heard about 'in the background' so to speak. So, I suppose, it may not even be true; or it once was true but is no longer. Consider me an interested layperson; I'm certainly not an expert on the matter. It is why I would welcome such a video. If you wish/anyone wishes to know more about me then, as normal, check out my KZfaq account page. I link to a video which then goes into more detail about who I am, my background etc. Of course I am also contactable via reply message here. Underneath it all, thanks again for this succinctly presented video and for your time and attention in reading me here. Thank-you in advance if you do the follow up video I have requested! All the best, Tom Livanos

Seen him play with Pete at the Hotel St. George in the 70's.

He wasn't the first but he was the greatest.

Glad you aren't fooled!!! Thank you sir!!!

The reason why a lot say Jamaica because the original to rappers delight came from general echo 1974. And not to mention studio one rockers music for the rest of the chapters Pryor to that.

People who went to Herc parties called it hip-hop parties. threw a a known hip-hop party before him

look up DJ Flowers

My question is whats the agenda with trying to put Herc a Jamaican over FBA music🤔🤔🤔 Stealing as usual!

To the guy saying you're not from the Bronx or the bloodline, basically saying you can't understand it because you're white. That's bullshit! You clearly know how to do historical research on the subject. Anyone can be a good historian, and it's important that we have good historians. Thank you for your insightful videos. My opinion is that, yes musically Kool Herc wasn't Hip Hop yet, but culture of HipHop is not just the music, it began with Breaking and Kool Herc played for the breakers just like you mentioned. So in my eyes, he's still one of the most important pioneers of the era. But yes, I agree that pinning everything on one person doesn't work. Just the same as teh story with David Mancuso and Disco, which I'd love for you to cover actually.

This is fascinating, thank you

DJ Cool Herc is the faher creator and king 👑 of hip hop.

Thank you for factual information! Don't worry about the haters! The black American community appreciates you!

Yo Jamaica is such an influential country. Americans has 100 times the population, a zillion times the wealth but yet this tiny island has so much influence on there culture.

Big up KING TUBBY all day!

Appreciate what you’re trying to do white boy stay out of this not your business😊

Who said it came from Jamaica though first address that because Jamaicans didn’t say that

It’s funny to hear you saying this and the debate has recently resurfaced. You were ahead of the curve. Thank you for your objectivity.

respect and rest in peace to disco king mario. He could have been a great help to starting hip hop by way of connections but how did his mixes help shape hip hop if he mostly played records and did not emphasize breaks. Taric nasheed even lied and claimed he started hip hop but how??? does any one know what sonically defines "hip Hop" . Taric seems to know but ignores the fact that herc is the one that emphasized the funk breaks. most other djs played records that are more like house if anything .james browns The funky drummer rythm is a good example of what definsed the rythm behind hip hop and you can hear its influence today in rap beats. how IS HE INTEGRAL TO THE SOUND is my question.

Jeff Chang is a fraud and should never be quoted. With all due respect, an Asian man or non-Black American cannot tell Black American culture, cultural music, or history better than an actual Black American 🇺🇸.

They tried to bury Black American culture and Hip Hop history in order to give it away to Caribbean’s and Puerto Ricans. This has been a tactic used against Black American 🇺🇸 for centuries. These Caribbean’s studied and copied Black American culture, cultural music, and history then later they attempt to erase us from it AND STEAL IT.

Jamaica sound system birth hip hop

Why wouldn't his style from back in the day wouldn't be recognized as hip hop today and how was his mixes inaccurate and a pro tools DJ when they didn't even have pro tools back in the day. FYI, Pro tools started in 91'......

Dont let the Americans bully you my boy. Americans are

Flower's and plumber was the best in the city

That was the day's l was DJ also l was sky-high disco the house dj for inter city in Brooklyn

I'm confused but how is this not the beginning of hip-hop??🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Jamaica had a street culture music of rapping/toasting movement way b4 American did

DISCO KING AND GRANDMASTER FLOWERS WERE NOT THE FOUNDERS OF HIP-HOP -- THEY DIED IN 94 AND 92 -- MEANING THEY LIVED DURING THE SAME TIME HERC, FLASH AND BAMBATA CLAIMED THEY WERE THE FOUNDERS -- THEY NEVER COUNTERED THEIR CLAIMS AND NEVER ONCE SAID THEY CAME UP WITH ANYTHING INNOVATIVE THAT INSPIRED THEM, ALL THEY DID WAS PRESS PLAY AND DANCE.

Respect

Can someone please tell me what he did that had to do with Hip-Hop..?

You said why dont we talk about him more..? Cause he didn't do shit but press play.

American music forms: Spirituals, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz, Country, Gospel, Bluegrass, Folk, Rock n Roll, Doo-Wop, Soul, Funk, Disco, Punk, House and of course Rap and Hip Hop---all enjoy well documented African American roots coupled with undeniable Black American influence---whether directly or indirectly.. Latinos -- Puerto Ricans particularly -- please explain how you co-created or co-invented yet another installment in the legacy of Black Musical expression known as Rap and Hip Hop, yet didn't co-create or co-invent any of the elements of the 14 or so African American music forms that preceeded it? Or why you were nowhere to be found and absent during the creative and inventive foundation outlining the forms of African American musical expression, brilliance and greatness throughout, or even prior to the previous 14 or so African American music forms that are mentioned above. Yet then, all of a sudden--out of nowhere, you folks come along and falsely claim latinos and/or puerto ricans co-created and co-invented Rap and Hip Hop 50/50 half n half (which is the evidence-free and utter nonsense being peddled by Dr. Derrick Colon, radical latino, Fat Joe and numerous other un-informed and envious latinos---claims latinos never mentioned, verbalized or asserted during its inception in the early 1970's)---latinos claims of "50/50--half & half co-creation and co-invention just don't add up---it makes no sense and are increasingly coming under heavy scrutiny which is leading to these claims being easily debunked--widespread. Nice try though latinos and puerto ricans. Make it make sense Latinos.

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I also remember Maboya. Whenever we heard Maboya was playing, we would make sure not to miss it..

Big up DJ Flowers. I'm from Brooklyn and I remember DJ Flowers. I became a DJ around the early 70's and was inspired by him. I remember DJ Flowers using two 45's and mixing the record War by Edwin Star. This is what was done back in the day when you wanted to extend a song being played. I'm happy I came across this video. Thanks Gregor Scott

I like this and love Melting Pot in the back ground

Where did herc learn from ?????

They destroyed WDCG "G105" over here in this area. It was a great Top 40 radio station with more locally-programmed variety, then Clear Channel came and essentially slowly kill it and fire everyone. Everyone but Erica DeLong and the now market VP/programmer Trevor Moroni. They're both awesome and try hard to keep some of the old feel alive, but sadly damage has already been done to the station, and again, all thanks to Clear Channel, Thomas Hicks, Lowry Mays, Furst, and everyone else who invested or sold out to them.

There are some really L takes here, but some W's as well. L's first: These are my rebuttals 1 The 1998 change to include non-singles was the best change Billboard has ever made. Before this, songs would "debut" at number one, despite being in public consciousness via radio for months, just because it wasn't a "single" before and now it was. 2 There's a reason it's called the Hot 100. It's the songs people love now. Why should a random Let's Go Brandon track be number one when it has 40k sales that week (a tiny amount, but more than any other song, if only including sales). W: 1 The constant changing of rules is ridiculous, and I think it's just to continue monopolizing the format, as everyone's predictions will be slightly off. 2 SpotifyCharts is sooooo much better. I would have loved to watch your streams of reactions, but you went incognito it seems.

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