The Hip Hop Music Charts

Of all the many different music charts, the Hip Hop Music Charts are the newest and among the most popular. It was during the 70's when hip hop came onto the urban scene and brought with it a great deal of happiness to the faces of its listener's and made their heads nod up and down to the music. The lyrics and beats that were included in hip hop music were a whole new experience. To begin with, the lyrics in Hip Hop songs reflected the despair that many African Americans were experiencing, but hip hop would eventually became a tool that Rap and R&B artists used for expressing dissatisfaction. Some Hip Hop artists would also use song lyrics to put out the message of being against street gang violence as well as for creating awareness against fatal diseases.

Afrika Bambaataa is a DJ and a well known community leader from the South Bronx. In fact, Afrika Bambaataa was the artist who created hip hop music along with the well-known group called ‘Zulu Nation’. ‘Planet Rock' would become their most famous song which came from the album of the same name:‘Planet Rock'. Read more about the Hip Hop Music Charts and where to download free hip hop music by clicking the link above!