Netflix and Spill: Hip Hop Evolution
" When turntables were made into an instrument..." We have become so accustomed to hip hop on our car stereos, in our parties and on the news that it is hard to imagine that this music art form is still relatively new. Movies like Straight Outta Compton and Notorious B.I.G detail the personal biopics of individual rappers and their stories but rarely do we see the history of hip hop as a whole. Yet over the 30 year history, it took the courage of innovators and risk takers to rise from the underground of the Bronx to the mainstream stadium show sellouts that we see today. For anyone who says that it isn't music, or that they just rip off the sounds of other artists, you will be introduced to techniques like cutting, crabbing, flaring and scratching. More than just mixing words to prerecorded beats, the MCs were the original DJs at parties and their showmanship and charm is truly mesmerising. My personal favourite, Grandmaster Flash of Grandm...
