Hip hop music originated in the early 1970s among African American youth in the Bronx, New York. It draws from genres like rap, funk, and street sounds. Hip hop has four main elements - graffiti, breakdancing, DJing, and rap music. While it allows expression and draws attention to social issues, it is also criticized for sometimes promoting money, drugs, and degrading lyrics.

2. What is Hip Hop Music?
A form of popular music that
originated among inner-city African-
American youths in the early 1970s,
drawing on rap, funk, street sounds,
and fragments of melody and rhythm
borrowed from

3. A Brief History
• The hip hop phenomenon began in the
late 60’s
• The hip hop generation is known as
those who were born between 1965
and1984

4. A Brief History
• Hip hop is divided into two eras, the
old school era (1970-1985) and the
golden ageera (1985-1993)
• Hip hop was first introduced at Bronx
inNew York by aDJ who went by the
name of “KoolHerc”

5. A Brief History
• Afrika Bambaataa was the first
person to coin the phrase “hip
hop”

6. Four Elements of
Hip-Hop
–Graffiti
–Breakdancing
–Dj-ing
–Rap music

7. Graffiti

8. Breakdancing

9. Dj-ing

10. Rap Music

11. Positive Effects of
Hip Hop
• Allows people to express
themselves
• Rap Songs have messages that
people can relate to

12. Positive Effects of
Hip Hop Continued
• Draws attention to problems such
as; poverty, racism, and economic
oppression

13. Negative Effects of
Hip Hop
• Promotes Money
• Promotes Drug Use
• Rap Songs Degrading Lyrics
About Sex

14. Famous Hip-Hop Artists
50-Cent B.I.G

15. Famous Hip-Hop Artists
2pac Eminem