From 1960 till 1990 it was Rock and Roll that was more popular types, but by 2000 40% of fans were Hip Hop then it started evaluating by negative comments from fans about Rock and Roll saying “ Rock music was becoming boring “, Musician created something else- American pop-phenomenon evolved. Rock and Roll slowly faded in popularity due …show more content…
As seen with these examples, most of the notable early Hip Hop records have featured samples of rock songs or elements of rock. The effect was achieved vice versa. In 1980, the Clash, inspired by the Sugarhill Gang, recorded a rap song of their own: “The Magnificent Seven”. That same year, the Blondie song “Rapture” became the first song with rapping in it to top the U.S. charts. This was a direct result of Debbie Harry’s fascination with Hip Hop culture—in the song, she name-checks Fab 5 Freddy and Grandmaster Flash. “West End Girls” by Pet Shop Boys was another major ’80s hit that incorporated rapping, taking influence from the Furious Five’s “The Message”. Duran Duran also called the Furious Five an influence, recording a cover of “White Lines” with the group. Sublime recorded an ode to KRS-One on their album 40 Oz. to Freedom. Sonic Youth collaborated with Chuck D on their hit “Kool Thing”, which was based off of an interview between Kim Gordon and LL Cool J. Sonic Youth would also collaborate with Cypress Hill for a song for the Judgment Night soundtrack. Kurt Cobain listed Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to hold us