36: Hip-Hop & The CIA - Hip-hop or hip hop is a genre of popular music that emerged in the early 1970s in New York City. The genre is characterized by stylized rhythmic sounds—often built around disco grooves, electronic drum beats, and rapping, a percussive vocal delivery of rhymed poetic speech as consciousness-raising expression. The music developed as part of the broader hip-hop culture; while often used to refer solely to rapping and rap music, "hip-hop" more properly denotes the entire subculture. In modern times, there has been a push to give credit to the Central Intelligence Agency as being the sole catalyst in the creation of the hip-hop movement.

Join MC Joel on a trek through the true origins of hip-hop including where the words came from and the first rap song. He takes a closer look at the beginnings of Gangsta Rap which has since become a staple of the hip-hop industry to the point some people believe that is what is actually hip-hop. Finally, Joel looks at the mysterious email sent by an anonymous label executive from the early 90s claiming the industry was told to push Gangsta Rap to help fill privatized prisons.

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INTRO MUSIC
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OUTRO MUSIC
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