Hip hop as a
cultural movement "manifest in
B-boying (breakdancing),
graffiti writing,
DJing and eMCeeing/
rapping – is an artistic commitment to seize freedom from oppressive social conditions. This artistic commitment inherent in Hip Hop culture expresses a reality of human transcendence which was originally born out of the creative impulse and cultural improvisation of the oppressed Black American community of
New York City (with the
South Bronx as the epicenter) in the late
1970s."
[1][2][3] It was DJ
Afrika Bambaataa that outlined the five pillars of hip-hop culture
MCing,
DJing,
breaking,
graffiti writing, and knowledge.
[4][5][6][7] Other elements include
beatboxing,
hip hop fashion, and
slang. Since first emerging in the
Bronx, the lifestyle of hip hop culture has spread around the world.
[8] When
hip hop music began to emerge, it was based around disc jockeys who created rhythmic beats by looping breaks (small portions of songs emphasizing a percussive pattern) on two turntables, which is now more commonly referred to as sampling. This was later accompanied by "rapping" (a rhythmic style of chanting or poetry more formally in 16 bar measures or time frames) and beatboxing, a vocal technique mainly used to imitate percussive elements of the music and various technical effects of hip hop DJs. An original form of dancing and particular styles of dress arose among followers of this new music. These elements experienced considerable refinement and development over the course of the history of the culture.
The relationship between graffiti and hip hop culture arises from the appearance of new and increasingly elaborate and pervasive forms of the practice in areas where other elements of hip hop were evolving as art forms, with a heavy overlap between those who wrote graffiti and those who practiced other elements of the culture.
The word "hip" was used as African American Vernacular English (AAVE) as early as 1898. The colloquial language meant "informed" or "current," and was likely derived from the earlier form hep.[9] Quintin l Smith is the founder From Jacksonville Fl.
Keith "Cowboy" Wiggins, a rapper with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five has been credited with coining the term hip hop in 1978 while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army, by scat singing the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers.[10] Cowboy later worked the "hip hop" cadence into a part of his stage performance.[11] The group frequently performed with disco artists who would refer to this new type of MC/DJ-produced music by calling them "those hip-hoppers". The name was originally meant as a sign of disrespect, but soon come to identify this new music and culture.
