The new thing was called "rap" in NYC back in the '70's. Been there, done that! And "rap" was in Jamaica decades ago; D.J.'s called it "toasting." Hip Hop is a lifestyle from the freakin' 80's.
amir
okay brother, as you like to split hairs by now, then here we go: hip hop is indeed a lifestyle that contains rapping by the so called mc(s) (master(s) of ceremony), deejaying, breakdancing, beatboxing (which amazed kraftwerk so much that they decided in 1986 to do a track called "boing boom tschak" to open their "electric cafe" album!) and -last but not least- spraying or graffiti art. all of those parts that finally made up, what's called hip hop in general were already introduced "on the streets" on n.y.c. in the mid-70s and not just in the last 70s or early 80s. that's just another plain fact! go back and check your history, brother! peace, y' all! ..::=|X|=::..