The Rise of Hip Hop

The effect of The Beat Generation was being felt across the world throughout the indigenous community as the 60’s protests against white supremacy gained momentum. In the early 70’s violence was spilling into the streets of the Bronx, gangs that were formed to clean up the streets of growing drug problems and restore order eventually turned to violence over cultural and gang land territory. Something had to be done to change the focus...and hip hop was the key. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.