A history of R&B and hip-hop
What would you include in your version of hip-hop and R&B history?
DJ Kool Herc DJs his first block party (his sister's birthday) at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, New York
Was DJ Hollywood the first rapper?
Grand Wizard Theodore accidentally invents scratching (or does he?)
New Edition reinvent the boy band
Rapper's Delight takes rap music global
Kurtis Blow appears on Soul Train
Def Jam Records launched by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin
Ice T helps pioneer gangsta rap on the west coast with his rapcore single Body Rock/ Killers
Schoolly D puts out the first gangsta rap record
Janet Jackson releases Control
The Beastie Boys prompt moral outrage in UK
The SP-1200 sampler changes everything
Eric B and Rakim record Paid in Full in a week
NWA release Straight Outta Compton
Marley Marl becomes the first super-producer, due to In Control, Volume One
Spike Lee and Michael Jordan do their deal with Nike
Derek B is the first UK rap star
About 51 results for A history of R&B and hip-hop 
