The True Hip-Hop Origins: How Jamaican Sound Systems Built a Genre
Introduction: Hip-Hop More Than a Bronx Story When you ask people where hip-hop started, most will say the Bronx in the 1970s, and, although this is correct, it doesn’t provide the complete picture. The origins link back to Kingston, Jamaica, across the Caribbean Sea. Hip-hop is a cultural exchange between these two places: one known…