James Brown is the father, so who is the mother?

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I would consider JB the grandfather or maybe one of the fathers of the Hip Hop sound. Gil Scott Heron and the Last Poets were the fathers. Not sure about mother’s tho since the genre was so male dominated in the beginning.
 

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I would consider JB the grandfather or maybe one of the fathers of the Hip Hop sound. Gil Scott Heron and the Last Poets were the fathers. Not sure about mother’s tho since the genre was so male dominated in the beginning.
JB meant more to NY niqqas who created the genre than the names mentioned
 

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JB meant more to NY niqqas who created the genre than the names mentioned

I’m sure he did, he was a much bigger artist than them and was sampled nonstop. But Gil and them were the ones actually attempting to recite poetry with a more rhythmic style which is a direct link to rapping.
 

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I’m sure he did, he was a much bigger artist than them and was sampled nonstop. But Gil and them were the ones actually attempting to recite poetry with a more rhythmic style which is a direct link to rapping.
And that had what to do with the authors of hip hop?

Hip hop had more to do with the DJ in the beginning than the MC.
 

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And that had what to do with the authors of hip hop?

Hip hop had more to do with the DJ in the beginning than the MC.

They helped with the MC’s evolution into what we see today. Imo, that was a factor in making Rap music so unique and brought about its rise. There’s other genres that are DJ based, but none of those other genres have the MC in their mix also.
 

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They helped with the MC’s evolution into what we see today. Imo, that was a factor in making Rap music so unique and brought about its rise. There’s other genres that are DJ based, but none of those other genres have the MC in their mix also.
Helped and the fathers are two different things.

JB had way more of an impact on the origins of hip hop, afro beats, you name it than any artist
 

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Helped and the fathers are two different things.

JB had way more of an impact on the origins of hip hop, afro beats, you name it than any artist

I’m looking at it differently I guess. For me JB is a musical father, the dancehall scene gave the blueprint, and the Black Arts poets evolved the emcee into the modern rapper. I consider all those things equally integral to Hip Hop’s development.

I totally agree with you on JB’s global impact on Black music. He’s second to none.
 
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