<P> Keith `` Cowboy '' Wiggins , a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five , has been credited with coining the term in 1978 while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army by scat singing the made - up words `` hip / hop / hip / hop '' in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers . Cowboy later worked the `` hip hop '' cadence into his stage performance . The group frequently performed with disco artists who would refer to this new type of music by calling them `` hip hoppers '' . The name was originally meant as a sign of disrespect , but soon came to identify this new music and culture . </P>
<P> Keith `` Cowboy '' Wiggins , a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five , has been credited with coining the term in 1978 while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army by scat singing the made - up words `` hip / hop / hip / hop '' in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers . Cowboy later worked the `` hip hop '' cadence into his stage performance . The group frequently performed with disco artists who would refer to this new type of music by calling them `` hip hoppers '' . The name was originally meant as a sign of disrespect , but soon came to identify this new music and culture . </P>
who is know to coin the term hiphop
who is know to coin the term hiphop
Keith `` Cowboy '' Wiggins , a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Keith `` Cowboy '' Wiggins , a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five