2. Hip hop…
• is a music genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic
music that commonly accompanies rapping, a
rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted.
• Hip-hop music focuses on rhythm rather than
melody and harmony. It is characterised by:
• rapping
• use of samples
• use of programmed beats
• DJing
3. Origins
• Hip hop as music and culture formed during the
1970s when block parties became increasingly
popular in New York City, particularly among
African American youths.
• Hip hop music in its infancy has been described
as an outlet and a "voice" for the marginalised
youth of low-economic areas, as the culture
reflected the social, economic and political
realities of their lives
4. Origins cont
• Hip-hop originated in the Bronx area of New York in the 70s.
• Its vocal origins lie in the Jamaican 'toasting' tradition. Toasting is a cross between
talking and rhythmic chanting which was originally practised by Jamaican MCs.
• Black DJs such as Grandmaster Flash and the Jamaican-born 'father of hip-hop'
Kool Herc extended the instrumental sections (or 'breaks') from records by mixing
between two identical copies of the same record.
• Some of the DJs (or MCs) rapped over the top of the breaks.
• Dancers would get up during the breaks and perform a highly gymnastic style of
dance using head and back-spinning. They became known as breakdancers.
5. Well known hip hop artists
Drake
Jay z
Chris brown
Nicki minaj
