Turntables are the technology used in the invention of hip hop. In 1971, DJ Kool Herc became the “founding father” of hip hop when he used dual turntables and a technique nicknamed “the merry-go-round.” While playing a song on one turntable, Herc queued a second to create a smooth transition. This technique created “break beats,” which were used by Herc to continue to play instrumental music in between the gaps of a song in order to keep the crowd dancing. Herc’s style of layering songs became an early form of sampling, a key component …show more content…
Before being given its formal title and adopting its now standard attributes, hip hop and disco styled music existed in the urban communities of African Americans. In spaces such as private residences and clubs in these communities of the Bronx and Brooklyn, musical taste and style was born out of African American street culture. With the creation and development of hip hop following Herc’s use of dual turntables, “rap music brought African American street culture to the mainstream with unprecedented