R&R History Lesson - Birth of Hip Hop

 1. Please readHandout 3: New York City Timeline 1960s-1970s, and Handout 4: "The Message" Lyric Excerpts;
2.  Based on the handouts, answer the questions below, in your notebook, and it is due BY THE END OF THE PERIOD!!! 

• Why do you think this song was titled “The Message”? What is its message?
• What are the images in the song that reflect life in the city in the 1970s?  (e.g. broken glass, vermin, etc.)
• Why do you think Hip Hop became so popular with the people in urban communities such as the Bronx?
• How did “The Message” reflect the social and economic conditions of the Bronx in the 1970s? Think about both the equipment that was needed to produce it and the themes reflected in its songs.