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LL Cool J, Nas, Grand Master Flash, Slick Rick and More Attend Universal Hip Hop Museum Groundbreaking

Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information LL Cool J, Nas, Fat Joe and Grandmaster Flash all spoke about their introduction to Hip Hop and reflected on the evolution of the genre, which was once considered a fad and is now the most influential musical genre in the world. Hip Hop started off with a small party in the Bronx hosted by DJ Cool Herc, and now the cultures heavyweights and giants will be immortalized in the very same place. Advertisement The beat started in Africa then went to Puerto Rico and traveled through the Caribbean, and they tried to take the drum hundreds of years ago because that was our only form of communication, Nassaid. But guess what? That drum they was trying to stop just turned out to be one piece of the science we bring to this planet. Nas thanks all the Hip Hop legends in attendance including Slick Rick, Grandmaster Flash, EPMD, LL Cool J and more for igniting his passion for Hip Hop Read more