![]() Fad (hailing from Rialto), who, along with Salt N' Pepa, was the first female Hip Hop group nominated for a Grammy award, as well as Charis Henry, who would become an influential entrepreneur and executive in the music industry. who worked with WCWC, along with singer Michel'le, who belted out the chorus on WCWC's hit "Turn Out the Lights." Eazy-E signed J.J. Then there was Mona Lisa, a talented singer from South L.A. DJ Silky D became the only female DJ in Uncle Jamm's Army. Dee Barnes, who had a former career in radio, would go on to host a music video show "Pump It Up," and own successful production company, Eastside Entertainment. They released their debut EP "Dance to the Drummers Beat" on Delicious Vinyl Records. Much respect to Rose Hutchinson and Dee Barnes - who formed the Hip Hop duo Body and Soul in the 1980s. These artists opened the doors for women Hip Hop artists to showcase their talent in the 80s and 90s in the West Coast world of Hip Hop. Dre linked up with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren (Arabian Prince was also initially part of the group) to give a raw sound to the stories and day-to-day issues of Black and Brown communities in L.A., just like in New York. Rock) - set the bar for West Coast rap music in the early 80s. The World Class Wreckin' Cru (WCWC) - Alonzo Williams, CLi-N-TEL, Dr. roller skating rink, Dooto’s, and the legendary party and DJ crew, Uncle Jamm's Army, would give the world a broad spectrum of talented people that walked in the spirit and culture of Hip Hop. The hot spots Eve After Dark, Compton's Skateland U.S.A. Some would say that Compton put Hip Hop on the map on the West Coast. Hip Hop artists from Compton and South Los Angeles stepped into the game in the 1980s, when the music was just starting to gain national recognition. Hip Hop would carve out a lifestyle that became instilled in the core of the culture the determination and imagination of a community that stuck together, knew how to have a good time and looked out for each other would turn into a multibillion-dollar industry and global phenomenon that still thrives almost 50 years later. Record players would become instruments for DJs, breakbeats would be the music to the ears of breakdancers aka B-girls and B-boys, the mic would embrace the symphony of words out of the mouths of emcees, spray paint would dance on the blank canvases from the hands and minds of graf writers. It came from a place of creativity, lack of resources and escape from the day-to-day issues tied to politics, strikes and poverty in New York's Black and Brown communities. 11, 1973, in the Bronx, New York, at a back-to-school party hosted by DJ Kool Herc. Hip Hop was storytelling that gave a glimpse into the day-to-day lives of people who looked just like me. Reciting the lyrics made me feel cool and empowered. I would sit with a piece of paper, my ears glued to the speaker, writing out a song word for word.
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