Hip Hop Golden Era

The Golden Era of Hip Hop had a huge affect on people all around the world. It was an era where the young and the old all around the world connected. It brought people together. The Golden Era started from the year 1986, to the year 1994; The starting point is less disputed than the endpoint. The Golden Era was about innovation in content, inflow, and in production. In addition, the Golden Era was very influential, original, and creative. The 4-5 elements of hip hop did their part in the golden age as well. MCing, DJing, B-boy/B-girl, Graffiti, and Afrika Bambaataa’s recent addition, Knowledge. It’s described as one of the most far-fetching cultural movements of the past three decades.

Hip Hop culture had a Golden Era back in the mid eighties, up to the late nineties. It was known and appreciated for its lyrical content (Mcing or Emceeing), and its musical depth. This period in mainstream Hip Hop, is highly recognized for not only for it’s diversity and quality, but also for it’s innovation, and originality. There was innovation in content, inflow, and in the production of the music. This is the era widely agreed on by Hip-Hop artists, fans, scholars, and critics to be the most original, creative, and influential period in Hip Hop’s history. While there was also valuable music made before and
Hip hop, especially in the golden age of hip hop, is used in ways to speak out on political and many other issues. Hip hop has had an influence on the black community, as well as American society as a whole. It connected those of different cultures, and created a whole new culture. It created diversity in society. “Hip-hop had a long political engagement; hip-hop almost starts as a political movement,” says journalist and cultural critic Touré. “People from the street need a voice—we have no voice. So we have to have something to say.” Also, from the help of graffiti writing, hip hop also spreads cultural