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According to Webster's dictionary, culture is defined as "the concepts, habits, skills, arts, instruments, institutions, etc. of a given people in a given period; civilization." One artist defined hip-hop as "a set of expressions in vocalization, instrumentation, dancing and the visual arts." More specifically, hip hop is a combination of graffiti, breakdancing, djing and mcing (also known as rapping), that creates a lifestyle with its own language, style of dress, music and mind set that's continuously evolving. Most of these art forms originated in New York City in the late 1960's and early 1970's. The only form that didn't begin in New York is mcing. Mcing is thought to have began in Jamaica with the influence of reggae sounds and it later became an art form. Major credit is given to a man named DJ Kool Herc for bringing such sounds from Jamaica. Herc moved from Jamaica to the West Bronx area of New York. Herc's initial style incorporated a lot of Jamaican style, but New Yorkers were not into reggae yet. He then adapted his style by chanting over the instrumental portion of the songs. Herc was then credited for developing a style of spinning that emphasized rhythmic passages. After Hip-hop became "Americanized," the other forms of the culture became prevalent. For example, art has been drawn on walls since the beginning of time, but a new type of graffiti wall art came of the hip hop culture in the late 1960's and early 1970's (when hip-hop was thought to have begun). Although teenagers were scribbling their names on walls, signs and other places since the 1950s, more and more kids began to write after a young messenger literally made his mark on society in the early 70s. TAKI put his name everywhere he went, and on every surface he could find. New York City's subway walls and ten car trains started to become the ideal forum for kids to get their name known all over the city. This graffiti became famous to the rest of the world in the late 1970's. The subway movement ended in the late 1980's, and, by that time, graffiti had been spread all over the country and throughout the world. Along with the popularity of graffiti, came the commercialization of what and many people in the hip-hop culture kept doing it. Graffiti was typically done by the young and oppressed youth from various ethnic backgrounds as a way of self-expression and release of creativity. Graffiti is a highly individualized style, which is name oriented and personal, and since it's a way of artistic expression, graffiti will never die. Breakdancing is another element that makes up the culture of hip-hop. This form of dancing emerged in the 1970's. This type of dance came as the DJ changed funk into a more bass and beat oriented music form. Breakdancing is thought to be very different from other kinds of dancing as it is performed on the street, while wearing a pair of sneaker and with a piece of cardboard. Breakdancing is said to have been originated by James Brown and the dance he is popular for...The Good Foot. It is a form of expression, by which one dance makes a move, and then other dancer understands that body language and does a move in response. It is thought that because of the high level of energy that he uses during a performance. Although breakdancing was a lot simpler then, its simpler versions are still thought of as the basis of the dances done today. This dance form became as highly personalized and sampled as graffiti; especially as speed and determination was the goal. The kids and those in street gangs in the South Bronx are the ones who began utilizing this dance before most others. The youths in street gangs were known to have done their "battling" this way: competing through this dance instead of fighting. These competitions came to be known as "breaking" battles. Some of the characteristics of this type of dance include head spinning, back spinning and complicated leg moves at a very fast rate of speed. From here, breakdancing groups (or crews as they were often called) were formed. These groups would practice and perform together. Since many of the youths didn't have anything else to do, they would practice for hours on end developing routines to perform, and sometimes performing in front of audiences. Another element of the hip-hop culture is Djing. Djing is defined as "the art of blending, scratching, and making cuts." Djing came into play around the same time as breakdancing and as funk and hip-hop continuously turned out more beat oriented music and rappers started coming into the picture. The first DJ to ever scratch a record was Grand Wizard Theodore at an International Turntable Foundation Convention in San Francisco in 1975. As this happened, there became a need to produce a more repetitive, beat-oriented background that people could rap over. With the need for more beats, DJ Kool Herc was the first to DJ with two turntables. It didn't take long for the DJ to become an instrumental factor in the evolution of hip-hop. This type of DJ is looked upon to keep the crowd hyped (partying) throughout the night and on the dance floor. The art of scratching is like a miracle. A DJ can grab any recorded sound and manipulate it to say whatever they want it to say. DJ's brought in to play a new musical instrument "the turntable." Unfortunately, DJ's don't get the kind of attention they deserve and are often forgotten, but they are still around and very strong. Mcing (rapping) is a very large element of hip-hop (if not the largest). Rap was separated from the DJ and the rappers started to create lyrics that would impress crowds of people. But they still work together to create a fresh product that the hip hop community will want to listen to. There were no records. Mcing was just for the people. The art of rapping has deeper historical roots than other art forms, beginning with the story telling tradition of Africans...the tradition of passing down the history of a family or tribe through song which crossed over the Atlantic with the slaves. As true African ways and culture were lost and forgotten, this tradition manifested into Negro spirituals such as blues, and jazz. Rap is a modern manifestation of this history and story telling tradition, continuing to be a vehicle of cultural movement. It relates the hardships, tribulations and triumphs of African Americans in this country as well as "foretelling" our future. Although rap has become a worldwide and culture wide form, the core of rap is still based in urban black America. More specifically, rap music is a black cultural expression that prioritizes black voices from the margins of urban America." From the very beginning, rap music has articulated the pleasures and problems of black urban life in contemporary America. In general, it is thought that male rappers tend to rap about "how to avoid gang pressures and still earn local respect, how to deal with the loss of several friends to gunfights and drug overdoses, and they tell grandiose, and sometimes violent tales that are powered by male sexual power over women. In contrast, female rappers often tell stories from the perspective of a young woman who is often skeptical of male protestations of love or a girl who has been involved with a drug dealer and can't sever herself from his dangerous lifestyle. Despite the four general categories of hip-hop, it has experimented with a lot of different styles of music and there are a lot of people who have brought different changes over time. Unlike so many other cultural facets, hip-hop music in general is colorless and not racist. It comes from many categories in music, for example, funk, soul, heavy metal, salsa, disco, rhythm and blues, etc. In addition, people make the music from different races or nationalities from all over the planet, but its roots start with young urban African Americans. As time progressed, rap music continued to flourish the most within the hip-hop culture. It is known for bringing together "a tangle of some of the most complex social, cultural, and political issues in contemporary American society." Rap initially caught on because of the fact that it offered young urban New Yorkers a chance to freely express themselves and it was accessible to anyone who wanted to do it. They now had a chance to tell their life stories in a way that people were not used to hearing. With this God given gift, you didn't have to invest in any type of lessons or any other training. Rapping, in essence, is a verbal skill. Rap also offered unlimited challenges as there were no real set of rules...other than it had to be original and the rhyme was to the beat of the music. Another aspect that made it so attractive was that rap could be about any and/or everything. Because there were no rules to rapping, the personality of whoever was rapping came through in the music. As Rapping grew within the urban ghettos, artists started to evolve and record rap. From this, the music industry took hold and commercialized it as the record labels saw the potential and felt it was a moneymaking opportunity. It was believed that "oppressive conditions will usually result in people creating a form of self-expression." Since rap was becoming commercialized, it allowed room for those people who weren't "true rappers"...those who were mainly interested in a dollar and exploiting hip hop and its popularity, for example Vanilla Ice. The original intent of cultural movement was put on the back burner in an interest of creating revenues for culturally ignorant and in different record companies. Because rap has evolved into such a large industry, it has given the false illusion of being a quick escape from the harshness of inner city life. Rapping is very hard work as well as time consuming. Not long after the emergence of the recording of rap, videos became which allowed a face to go along with the recording. It allowed the world to see who was creating it, what they looked like...this allowed hip hop to actually be seen all over the world. Although videos were booming, there was some resistance to some shows airing the videos. For example, MTV totally neglected hip-hop. Although MTV now plays hip-hop videos, it prompted the creation of hip-hop and R & B based video channels such as BET. Since the birth of the visual aspect of hip hop, commercialization has played a large part in the evolution of rap and hip hop as movie producers have "jumped on the (rap) wagon" and many movies have been made about rappers and starring rappers, for example, Ice Cube, Boyz In The Hood. In summary, hip-hop is the culture from which rap emerged but it initially consisted of the four main elements of Graffiti, Breakdancing, Djing and Mcing (Rapping.) Although breakdancing and graffiti are not as widespread as it once was, it should be noted that all aspects of hip-hop culture still exist they're just on new levels. Today the hip-hop movement is coming on strong. The movement is trying to teach people about hip-hop and it's four elements. Hip-hop has helped to shape America today. It helped to turn on a light that could (may be would) not be seen. The hip-hop culture is now incorporated in everything today for example, movies, TV, clothes, plays, etc. The hip-hop culture has touched the World in ways that are intangible. "THE BEGEGINNIG". School is in session! 22 Mar. 1998. HYPERLINK "http://www..templofhiphop.com/PHILOSOPHY/PAGE1.HTM" http://www.TEMPLOFHIPHOP.com/philosophy/page1.htm "The History of Hip Hop". The History of Hip-Hop. 13 Aug. 1996. HYPERLINK "http://www.davyd.com/rapitle.html" "Vibe Online". Old School. 16 Jan. 1995. HYPERLINK "http://www.vibe.com/archive/dejan94/docs/oldsool4.html" http://www.vibe.com/archive/decjan94/docs/oldschool4.html "Hip-Hop Music & Culture". Krs One: I Got Next: Just To Prove a Point (article). 4 Apr. 1998. HYPERLINK "http://www.suite101.com/articies/article.cfm/1535" http://www.suite101.com/articles/article.cfm/1535 "Zulu Nation". The Universal Zulu Nation. 12 Feb. 1998. 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