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HIP-HOP BEYONCE
by:Rosa Waters

HIP-HOP CONTENTS
50 cent alicia keys hip-hop timeline 6
ashanti ll cool j 1 dream-come-true 9
beyonce ludacris 2 the beginning 19
mary j. blige nelly 3 destiny's child 29
chris brown notorious b.i.g 4 going solo 37
mariah carey queen latifah 5 getting personal 47
sean "daddy combs reverend run(run-d.m.c) chronology 56
dr.dre will smith accomplishments&awards 58
missy elliott snoop dogg further reading&internet resources 60
eminem tupac glossary 61
hip-hop usher index 62
a short history kanye west picture credits 64
jay-z pharrell williams about the author 64

HIP-HOP TIMELINE
1970s-DJ Kool Herc pioneers the use of the breaks, isolations, and repeats using two turntables.
1970s-Break dancing emerges at parties and in public places in New York City.
1970s-Hip-Hop as a cultural movement begins in the Bronx, New York City.
1970s-Graffiti artist Vic pioneers tagging on subway trains in New York City.
1974-Hip-Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa organizes the Universal Zulu Nation.
1976-Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five pioneer hip-hop MCing and freestyle battles.
1979-The Sugarhill Gang's song "Rapper's Delight" is the first hip-hop single to go gold.
1982-Afrika Bambaataa embarks on the first European hip-hop tour.
1984-Graffiti Rock, the first hip-hop television program, premiers.
1985-Krush Groove, a hip-hop film about Def Jam Recordings, is released featuring Run-D.M.C., Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys.
1986-Beastie Boys' album Licensed to lll is released and becomes the best-selling rap album of the 1980s.
1986-Run-D.M.C. are the first rappers to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
1988-Yo! MTV Raps premiers on MTV.
1988-Hip-hop music annual record sales reaches $100 million.
1989-First gangsta rap album, Straight Outta Compton, is released by N.W.A.
1989-DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince become the first hip-hop artist to win a Grammy Award.
1989-Rap is added as a new category to the Billboard charts.
1990-Hip-hop emerges in Europe.
1992-Dr.Dre's album The Chronic is released, it redefines West Coast rap.
1993-Rapper Snoop Dogg's album Doggystyle is the first debut album to hit the music charts at number one.
1996-West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur is shot and killed.
1997-East Coast rapper Notoriouse B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls) is murdered.
2001-The hip-hop political action group, Hip-hop Summit Action Network, is founded by Russell Simmons.
2003-Rapper Eminem becomes the first hip-hop artist to win an Academy Award.
2004-First National Hip-hop Political Convention is held in Newark, New Jersey.
2005-Rapper Will Smith opens the Philadelphia Live 8 concert as part of 10 simultaneous concerts held worldwide to bring attention to the extreme poverty in Africa.
2005-Hip-hop artist Kanye West appears on the cover of Time magazine.
2006-Queen Latifah becomes the first hip-hop artist to recieve a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2006-The Smithsonian Institute National Museum of American History announces the creation of a new hip-hop exhibition scheduled to open in three to five years



CHAPTER 1 -Dream come true
The 2004 Grammys opened with Prince and a young singer named Beyonce singing a medley of his hits. Just a few minutes later, Beyonce won the first television award of the night for her contemporary R&B song "Dangerously in Love." Beyonce thanked those she left were most responsible for making her dreams come true
---her parents and God.

Grammy award
Later in the night, Beyonce stood stood in front of an elaborate framed tableau and sang her hit song "Dangerously in Love." At the end of the song, a dove landed on her outstretched hand. By the next day, everyone was talking about Beyonce. She had gone home with five awards that night, trying a record set by Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, and Lauryn Hill for the most Grammys won by a female artist.

Living the dream
The year that followed the Grammys was a busy one for Beyonce. In March, she went on tour with Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott for the Verizon Ladies First Tour (promoted by Clear Channel Entertainment). The months after the tour were packed with awards and appearences for Beyonce. She was on television numerous times, including Soul Train, Girls on the Top, The Wayne Brady Show, and multiple appearances on On Air with Ryan Seacrest. She won the British award for Best International Artist, the MTV Video Music Award for "Naughty Girl," the BET award for Best Female R&B Artist and Best Collaboration (for her song "Dangerously in Love"), the Radio Music Award for Artist of the Year, the people's Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer, TRL's First Lady Award, the Soul Train Music Award for Best Female R&B/Soul Album (for Dangerously in Love), the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Female Entertainer of the Year, and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) award for Entertainer of the Year.

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