In
hip hop music, ''
political hip hop'', or ''political rap'', is a form developed in the 1980s, inspired by 1970s political preachers such as
The Last Poets and
Gil Scott-Heron
Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American Jazz poetry, jazz poet, singer, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician ...
.
Public Enemy were the first political hip hop group to gain commercial success.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released the first sociopolitical rap song in 1982, named “
The Message”, which inspired many rappers to address social and political topics.
[Bogdanov et al. 2003, p. 563]
List
See also
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Hip hop activism
References
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Political hip hop artists