inspired by dj kool herc and kool dj dee, bambaataa began hosting hip-hop parties beginning in 1977. he vowed to use hip-hop to draw angry kids out of gangs and form the universal zulu nation. robert keith wiggins, a.k.a. "cowboy" of grandmaster flash and the furious five, is credited with naming hip-hop; the term became a common phrase used by mcs as part of a scat-inspired style of rhyming. writer steven hager claims that the first time "hip-hop" was used in print was in his "village voice" article where he was quoting bambaataa, who had called the culture "hip-hop" in an interview.