2. THE STORY OF HIP HOP
Hip Hop is a broad conglomerate
of artistic forms that originated as a specific
street subculture within African American
communities during the 1970s in New York
City, specifically in Morris Heights, The
Bronx, then later spread its influence to Latin
American communities.
3. There are 4 types of
representing Hip Hop:
Rap Music
Turntablism
Breaking Dance
Graffiti Art
4. Rap Music
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming
lyrics“. The art form can be broken down into different
components, as in the book How to Rap where it is
separated into “content”, “flow”
(rhythm and rhyme), and “delivery”. Rapping is distinct
from spoken word poetry in that it is performed in time
to a beat.
5. Turntablism
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music
using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer.
The word turntablist was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu to describe
the difference between a DJ who just plays records and one
who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and
mixer to manipulate sound. The new term coincided with a
resurgence of the art of hiphop-style DJ-ing in the 1990s.
6. Breaking Dance
The history of breakdance takes us back to the 1970's.
Breakdance is a dynamic dance style that is a major
component of the hip-hop culture. Breakdancing developed in
the South Bronx of New York City during the late 20th
century, coinciding with the disco era.
As breakdancing further evolved, dancers began placing more
emphasis on groundwork with stylized leg
movements, commonly known as "downrock."
Soon, breakdancers were adding spectacular moves such as
handgliding, backspinning, windmilling, and headspinning:
ground moves that comprise breakdancing as we know it
today.
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8. Graffiti Art
Graffiti is writing or drawings that have been
scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other
surface in a public place. Graffiti ranges from simple written
words to elaborate wall paintings, and it has existed since
ancient times, with examples dating back to Ancient
Egypt, Ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire.
