When you hear about hip hop music, you can't help but think of the DJ's that have brought hip hop music to the forefront of the American culture and helped to promote the music all over the world. The work of DJ's has been very important to the spread of hip hop music and has ensured that the best beats and rhymes are heard by music enthusiasts from coast to coast. From the gritty underground music scene of New York City to the bouncing beats of the California hip hop artists, DJ's have been a major part of the expansion of the hip hop industry.

The scene was the first to heavily promote hip hop music as a cultural shift in the music that was acceptable to the masses at the time. Young men and women crowded clubs all over New York City to hear a New York DJ spin the hottest records and introduce the new stars of the hip hop world. Over time, the popularity of the music began to spread and different areas of the country produced their own musicians that created local hip hop with a regional flavor.

The Chicago DJ scene brought hip hop music to the Midwest, where millions of Americans, young and old, embraced the new songs and were inspired to create hip hop music of their own. Although many musical artists developed their talent in the Midwest and gained a following, they often went to New York or California to meet with producers that could take their music nationwide. The fans in the city felt no sense of abandonment and the Chicago DJ would continue to spin the records of the hometown favorites and promote their music secure in the knowledge that the artists would be playing again for their hometown soon enough.

In Atlanta, an Atlanta DJ had a wide variety of different music styles to choose from to satisfy the listeners in their area. Although the music from New York, California, and the Midwest were all well received, a new southern hip hop music style sprung to life in Atlanta and every Atlanta DJ promoted the music with a vengeance. Many people believe that without the tireless promotion of hip hop music by DJ's across the nation, the music would have never expanded far in the nation and world.