article_snippet: Almost 40 years ago, the 20th century's most influential sub-culture was born.
article_snippet: Today, hip hop is a way of life that dominates fashion, music, art, dance and advertizing.
article_snippet: It is a far cry from the humble beginnings of experimental rap, graffiti, and break-dancing in the run-down areas of 1970s New York City, which sparked a revolution.
article_snippet: New York City's experimental artists, including JDL and Grandmaster Caz pictured at Club Negril in 1981, led the movement .
article_snippet: Mainstream: the movement bore global acts such as Salt N Pepa, pictured in 1987, as it came to dominate the music industry .
article_snippet: Long Island became a satellite hub for hip hop, from which EPMD (photographed in 1989) was borne .
highlights_snippet: Experimental rappers, breakdancers, DJs, and graffiti artists were rising up from the Bronx to create hip hop .
  