Dive into the roots of Hip Hop culture with legendary Mr. Wiggles
Dive into the roots of Hip Hop culture with legendary Mr. Wiggles as he breaks down its powerful origins and purpose. Knowing where it all started helps us move forward with respect and purpose.
Mr. Wiggles: Hip-hop was a rap. Let's get that straight. The word hip-hop means MC Cowboy from the Furious Five throwing a jam on the mic he said, "My boy is going to the army." He did a military cadence. Hip, hop, hip, hop, hip, hop. Then another guy named Lovebug Starski took it, and he went... Hip, hop, shoo-wop, the bop, bop, the bop. Hibby-dibby-hip to the hop, say hip, hop, shoo-wop, the bop. Rock it to the beat 'cause there ain't no thing. When I say hip, you say hop. Say hip.
The crowd: Hop.
Mr. Wiggles: Hip.
The crowd: Hop.
Mr. Wiggles: Say shoo-wop, the bop.
The crowd: Shoo-wop, the bop.
Mr. Wiggles: Say hip, hop.
The crowd:Hip, hop.
Mr. Wiggles: Say shoo-wop, the bop.
The crowd: Shoo-wop, the bop.
Mr. Wiggles: Hip, hop, shoo-wop, the bop, the bop, the bop. Hibby-dibby-hip to the hop, say...
The crowd: Hip, hop. [laughs]
Mr. Wiggles: That's- that's called MC'ing. Not rapping. That's what MC'ing sounded like before it became the long verse. MC'ing was short rhymes and crowd pleasers. Mic control, move the crowd, and then the MC would have a box. Call it echo chamber. This, they not gonna tell you. You never notice. This was before Sugarhill Gang. Hip, hip, hop, hop, shoo-wop, the bop, bop. Rock to the hip, hip, hip, hip. Then I rock to the hop, hop, hop.