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Hip House

The simple fusion of rap rhymes with house beats.

1986

Afrika Bambaataa introduces Screamin' Rachael to Soul-Sonic Force rapper Prince Ikey C: the world's of rap and house meet, laying the foundation for hip house with "Fun With Bad Boys".

1987

KC Flightt out of New York scores the first hip house hit with "Let's Get Jazzy".

1988

At DJ International, early house pioneers like Mr. Lee ("Get Busy"), Tyree Cooper ("Turn Up The Bass") and Fast Eddie ("Yo Yo Get Funky") take the hip house ball and run with it.

1991

Hip house as a distinct genre has run its course, but the union of rap with house rhythms is still prevalent in many pop house records, with C&C Music Factory typifying the updated hip house sound.