where did the name hip hop come from
Hip hop Keith "Cowboy" Wiggins, a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has been credited with coining the term[24] in 1978 while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army by scat singing the made-up words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers. Cowboy later worked the "hip hop" cadence into his stage performance.[25][26] The group frequently performed with disco artists who would refer to this new type of music by calling them "hip hoppers". The name was originally meant as a sign of disrespect, but soon came to identify this new music and culture.
Lil Uzi Vert Woods began to rap in 2010 and began to associate with musical groups like Steaktown and in what he says was "just for money"[10] under the name "Vert" originally which he says stood for "vertical" like a "vertical jump."[11] He later changed his name to Lil Uzi Vert from the way someone described his rap flow, saying his flow was "Fast, like a machine gun."[3] Woods' first project, an EP titled Purple Thoughtz Vol. 1 was released on January 19, 2014.[12][13] The project, which was titled as "phonk" and "cloud rap" from the Guardian due to its psychedelic and "trippy" production[14] features Woods with a bigger focus on lyricism than most of his career and was released with the single "White Shit" which included a video. The track, which was produced by Spaceghostpurrp, went viral in 2017 within hip-hop circles following Wood's entry into the mainstream.[15] Shortly after the release of Purple Thoughtz Vol. 1, Woods caught the attention of then industry-mainstays like ASAP Mob.[8]