MC Hammer, featuring En Vogue, & Vanilla Ice
Hip Hop Aesthetics of this tour included, DJing, Emceeing, Choreography. MC hammer on this tour would do his signature dance on this tour which rose to prominence, “U can’t touch this”
LL Cool J Def Jam Tour 1987
You can see and hear one of hip hop’s original aesthetics in this performance. DJ Bobcat is spinning the turntables while LL Cool J is rapping. You also hear adlibs while LL Cool J is rapping.The Origin of Adlibs - Many hip hop historians point to James Brown's screams and yelps as the major inspiration for hip-hop's energetic ad-libs (Morel). James Brown, The Godfather of Soul, and other artists thriving in the 60's,70's, and 80's often used a call-and response style with live crowds as a variation of an ad-lib.
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