Bernard Zekri, a French journalist who was living in New York, had fallen in love with rap and decided to take it to his native country. First International Tour: New York City Rap Tour (November 1982)īefore hip-hop had ventured out into America, it had gone global. Not everyone can sing, but everyone can rap.' 'That's marvelous,' host Hugh Downs said.ġ5. Fox concluded by predicting that rap would become a cultural force because 'it lets ordinary people express ideas they care about, in language they can relate to, put to music they can dance to.
He credited 'Rapture' for bringing it to the masses and also pointed out its deep roots in African American traditions. First National News Story About Hip-Hop: 20/20 (July 1981)Įight years after DJ Kool Herc's party, ABC's 20/20 news magazine show devoted a segment to the 'overnight phenomenon' of rap by Steve Fox.
