Rap music originated in mid-1970 in south Bronx section of New York City. ... By the mid - 1970s, graffiti took on new focus and complexity. ... In April of '00, 50 was shot 9 times, including a .9mm bullet to the face, in front of his grandmothers house in Queens. ...

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Black Social Movement "Hip- Hop as a Revolution" Music has played a significant role upon culture for Black Americans. From the spirituals and freedom songs during slavery to the jazz and blues of the fifties and sixties, the tone has manifested through different times, lives and moods. Beats l...

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