the music underneath rapping is called scratching, and it's a process of using two turntables and a mixer making new sounds out of already existing albums. >> thing that gave life to music in the '80s for me was hip-hop because it took the sounds of the '60s and '70s and brought it to the forefront. ♪ a child is born with no state of mind ♪ ♪ blind to the ways of mankind ♪ ♪ god is smiling on you but he's frowning, too ♪ ♪ only god knows what you go through ♪ >> "the message" was the first hip-hop song that wasn't just a party song. it was talking about what was going on. it was talking about urban decay. it was talking about drugs, crime, prison. all these things that were hitting these communities really hard. ♪ smugglers ♪ ♪ scramblers, burglars, gamblers ♪ ♪ pick pockets, and even panhandlers ♪ ♪ you say i'm cool ♪ >> when "the message" hit it was put that down, what did he just say? put the record back. play that again. ♪ don't push me because i'm close to the edge ♪ >> everyone knew the game of changed, and it really opened the floodgates for the
