Rap-musikken bredte sig og endte bl.a. i [[Jamaica]], hvor en [[Immigration|imigrant]] ved navn [[DJ Kool Herc]], leverede rap over et simpelt beat ved hans fester i de tidlige år af [[1970]]. Som Herc forklarede i et interview fra [[1989]]:<ref>[http://www.daveyd.com/interviewkoolherc89.html 1989 Interview w/ DJ Kool Herc by Davey D]</ref> 
{{citat|Hip-Hop, the whole chemistry of that came from Jamaica, cause I'm West Indian. I was born in Jamaica. I was listening to American music in Jamaica and my favorite artist was James Brown. That's who inspired me. A lot of the records I played were by James Brown. When I came over here I just had to put it in the American style and a drum and bass.}}
Som betyder at han lyttede meget til [[James Brown]], og da han kom til Amerika, lavede han det bare amerikansk stil.
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