History of Canadian Hip Hop music:

The Canadian hip hop began in the early 1980's. The rise of hip-hop in Canada coincided with the rise of hip hop in America, but, unlike American hip hop, it remained underground for nearly 20 years. Canadian hip hop bloomed throughout the 80's, but was never able to elevate past the underground scene, due to a lack of urban themed Canadian radio stations and a lack of infrastructure to promote such music. In 1989, Maestro's "Let Your Backbone Slide" became the first Canadian hip-hop song

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