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Hip hop as both a musical genre and a culture was formed during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City, particularly among African American youth residing in the Bronx. At block parties DJs played percussive breaks of popular songs using two turntables and a DJ mixer to be able to play breaks from two copies of the same record, alternating from one to the other and extending the “break”. Hip hop’s early evolution occurred as sampling technology and drum machines became widely available and affordable. Turntablist techniques such as scratching and beatmatching developed along with the breaks and Jamaican toasting, a chanting vocal style, was used over the beats. Rapping developed as a vocal style in which the artist speaks or chants along rhythmically with an instrumental or synthesized beat.

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Introducing: Saint Lane

Saint Lane was born to Fijian and French parents, he was raised in and out of cheap motels and homelessness. Forging the character and resilience you can easily sense in his lyrics and vocal output on "ZIP Code".

Introducing: KiLLOWEN

KiLLOWEN comes from London in the UK and delivers quite a punch with his chilled out hip-hop vibes. KiLLOWEN is only 19 years of age, a guitar and keys musician, songwriter and producer. He has a few tracks to his resumé on Soundcloud and has a some rotation action on local radios.