British hip hop - Early Years. As in the US, British hip hop emerged as a scene from graffiti and breakdancing, and then through to DJing and rapping live at parties and club nights. As such, it's hard to pin it down to any one originator or birth place: by the early 1980s the scene was starting to grow, with its supporters predominantly listening to and influenced by American hip hop. There were, however, British tunes starting to appear - the first ever British hip hop tune released on record is credited as bei ...

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