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Article: The rise of hip-hop: hip-hop is a new culture that goes way back. (News Feature).
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- Know Your World Extra
- Article date:
- January 31, 2003
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You are walking down the street. A stretch limousine cruises by. Loud music blares from the limo as it pulls up to a posh hotel.
The limo's doors swing open. Ten large men emerge. They are wearing enough jewelry to sink a ship. Then, the last man steps out.
His flashy clothes and signature sunglasses give him away. He's not just a man in killer duds. He's a famous hip-hop star.
Do you know how hip-hop started? Hip-hop is a new culture. But its roots come from other places and times.
Back in the Day
Many people say that hip-hop was born in the Bronx, a section of New York City. In the 1970s, most people who lived in the Bronx ...