Rapso is a form of Trinidadian music that grew out of the social unrest of the 1970s. It has been described as "de power of de word in the riddum of de word". Though often described as a fusion of native soca with American hip hop, rapso is uniquely Trinidadian. The Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago is best known as the homeland of calypso music, including 1950s stars Lord Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Soca, or soul calypso, is a dance music that originated in Trinidad from calypso. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ...

Black Power and unions grew in the 1970s, and rapso grew along with them. The first recording was Blow Away by Lancelot Layne in 1970. Six years later, Cheryl Byron (founder of the New York City based Something Positive Dance Company) was scorned when she sang rapso at a calypso tent; she is now called the "Mother of Rapso". This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A trade union or labor union is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ... Lancelot Layne was a rapso artist from Trinidad and Tobago. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: fails WP:BIO If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Calypso tents are venues in which calypsonians perform during the Carnival season. ...

The term rapso was not invented until 1980, when the revolutionary Brother Resistance released Busting Out with the Network Riddum Band. Initially dominated by the children of the Black Power movement, changes came in the 1990s with the younger artistes adopting the artform, most significantly the bands Kindred and 3 Canal. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Brother Resistance is a musician from Trinidad and Tobago. ... Brother Resistance is a musician from Trinidad and Tobago. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...