Hip Hop is an art form that includes deejaying, rapping, breakdancing, and graffiti art. Hip Hop
             originated in the South Bronx section of New York City around the mid 1970's. It been strong
             for years in black and Puerto Rican communities in New York and has recently started gaining
             success from widespread exposure. A large part of Hip Hop is rapping the origination of this gets
             its roots from a Jamaican art form known as toasting. Artists like James Brown, The Last Poets,
             and Gil Scott Heron along with many others and a popular black activist H. Rap Brown have
             helped influence rap to its present form. The art of Deejaying another large part of hip hop was
             brought about by Grand Master Flash and Grand Wizard Theodore. The widespread of it is due in
             much part to Rock It by Herbie Hancock and Buffalo Gals by Malcolm MacLarens.
             One of todays most popular groups is three white guys from New York know worldwide
             as the Beastie Boys. The Beastie Boys were originally a few guys named Mike Diamond(Mike D),
             Adam Yauch(MCA), John Berry (now of Thwig), and a female drummer named Kate
             Schellenbach (now of Lucious Jackson). They originally started out as an underground punk band
             in 1981. IN 1982 they released a 7 inch EP Polly Wog Stew in the Indie Rat Cage. This gained
             little attention. That same year they met Adam Horovitz(Ad Rock) who was in the band The
             Young and the Useless. By 1983 Kate and John had left the band, and Horovitz joined. They then
             released the rap record Cookie Puss on a 12 inch single. The record was based on a prank call the
             group made to Carvel Ice Cream.. the single was an underground hit and lead the band to leave
             punk and turned their focus towards hip hop. In 1984 they joined the newly formed Def Jam
             Record label. In late 1986 they released their first album License to Ill it became the biggest
             selling rap album of the 80's. In 1988 they left Def Jam and joined Columbia r...