Hip Hop Culture

Mária IštvánováBanská Bystrica 2008

Introduction Hip hop culture started to develop

many years ago and I would like to introduce you the formation of it. The

reason why I decided to make this project about hip hop culture is simple – I consider this culture as one of the most interesting and nowadays the

most popular over the world.

Roots of hip hopHip hop (also spelled hip-hop or hiphop) is both

a cultural movement and a genre of music developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily by African Americans and Latinos. The four historic "elements" of hip hop are:

• Rap• Dj-ing

• Breakdance• Graffiti art

Rap

Rapping (also known as Mcing , spitting,) is the rhythmic spoken

delivery of rhymes and wordplay, one of the elements of hip hop music and

culture. The use of the word to describe quick speech or repartee

long predates the musical form, meaning originally "to hit".

Rhyme styleAside from "flow" (the voice and tone of a particular MC), and rhythmic delivery, the only other central element of rapping is rhyme. In classical poetry, rhymes that

span many syllables are often considered whimsical, but in hip hop the ability to

construct raps with large sets of rhyming syllables is valued.

Flow

Rap delivery, or "flow", is defined by prosody, cadence, and speed. Cadence deals with the dynamics and patterns of

the rhythm. In addition to rubato (changes in tempo for the purpose of expression),

cadence can also serve to reinforce song structure through ritardando (the gradual

slowing down of tempo).

Freestyle and battle rap

There are two kinds of freestyle rapping: one is scripted (recitation), but having no

particular overriding subject matter, the second typically referred to as "freestyling" or "spitting", is the improvisation of rapped

lyrics. When freestyling, some rappers inadvertently reuse old lines, or even

"cheat" by preparing segments or entire verses in advance.

Dj-ing

A DJ or deejay is a person who selects and plays prerecorded music for an

audience.There are several types of DJs. Radio DJs introduce and play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave or digital

radio stations. Club DJs select and play music in a bar, club, disco, a rave, or even

a stadium. Hip hop DJs select, play and create music with multiple turntables, often

to back up one or more MCs.

Breakdance Breakdance, b-boying or b-girling is a street dance style that evolved as part of

the hip hop movement among African American and Puerto Rican youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s. It is normally danced to pop, funk or hip hop music, often remixed to prolong the breaks, and is a well-known

hip hop dance style.

Styles

ToprockDownrockFreezes

Power moves

Graffiti art

Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or

lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is often regarded as unsightly damage or unwanted vandalism.Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples going back to Ancient Greece and the Roman

Empire.

Styles

TagThrow-up

PieceBubble

BlockbusterWildstyle

Roller

BeatboxBeatboxing is a form of vocal percussion connected with hip hop culture (it has been

called the fifth element of hip hop) although it is not limited to hip hop music. It primarily involves

the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue,

voice, and more. It may also involve singing, vocal imitation of turntablism, the simulation of horns, strings, and other musical instruments.