One of the greatest from of entertainment is music. Music is the unique way to touch the hurt of a human being. Music is attached in our life in various ways. Not every type of music is preferred by all humans. For different segment of people we can find various kind of music. Hip Hop is one of the popular forms of music today. Music lovers all around the world is rated hip hop music very highly. It is not the oldest form of music but it has able to create a superior image in the peoples mind.

Most of the people agree that hip hop music was officially introduced in the early seventies. There is some evidence of the existence of hip hop music before that period. African tribes were claims they had used hip hop music long time before. But the evidence was not very significant.

Hip hop music is the mixed flavor of West African and African American music. In the early seventies the purpose of using hip hop music was different than today. During that period hip hop music was mainly used in block parties. Moving the audience was the main focus. The lyrics or the quality of the music or song was not judged.

The development of hip hop music can be divided into two era's. The first era was started in the early seventies and continues till mid eighties. But during these periods hip hop music was not able to create its positions among the music lovers.

There are some famous names who make a huge contribution of the development of hip hop music in the early stage. Kool DJ Herc was a great contributor of hip hop music. He created a new image of the remix songs and made it such a popular item among the music lovers. Grandmaster Flash was another pioneer of hip hop music in the early seventies. There are some other great names that make this form of music popular today.