Harlem World: How Hip Hops Super Showdown Changed Music Forever Mael Jonathan
Harlem World: How Hip Hops Super Showdown Changed Music Forever Mael Jonathan A thrilling narrative history of how one rap battle in New York transformed American culture forever.July 3, 1981, was a…
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Harlem World: How Hip Hops Super Showdown Changed Music Forever Mael Jonathan
A thrilling narrative history of how one rap battle in New York transformed American culture forever.July 3, 1981, was a pivotal night for the future of America's newest art form: hip hop. The show drew hundreds of fans to settle a question that still dominates hip hop circles: who's the best?In Harlem World, journalist Jonathan Mael chronicles this fateful night of hip hop rivalry and shares a new look at how Harlem helped ignite a musical revolution. In New York's Harlem World Club, the Fantastic Romantic Five and the Cold Crush Brothers competed with an unprecedented $1,000--and their reputations--on the line in a highly anticipated rap battle.
Since hip hop first emerged in New York in the early 1970s, artists like Theodore Livingston (DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore) and Curtis Brown (Grandmaster Caz) sought to elevate this uniquely American musical genre