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What is Hip Hop?• Hip Hop is a cultural movement that began in the
Western Countries during the 1970’s among the African and Latino origins.
• Hip hop has four main parts: rapping, DJing, graffiti writing, and b-boying (breakdancing).
• Other elements include beatboxing, hip hop fashion, and hip hop slang.
• These different parts showed what city life was like.
• Hip hop gave young people of minority groups a voice to let their issues be noticed.
• Early hip hop has often been credited with helping to reduce inner-city gang violence by replacing physical violence with dance and artwork battles. People used to break-dance against each other instead of fighting.
• Hip hop culture became an outlet and a way of dealing with the hardships of life as minorities within Western Countries, and an outlet to deal with violence and gang culture.
• Since first emerging in the Bronx and Harlem, the lifestyle of hip hop culture has spread around the world.
• However, as Hip Hop has become more popular, the meaning and messages have changed to include negative things.
• Many who appreciate old school hip hop are trying to challenge the new hip hop. They don’ t want hip hop to be used in a bad way.
Hip Hop Fashion
• Sportswear/ Hats• Tracksuits• Sneakers• Bright Colors• New Haircuts• Sunglasses• Jewelry (Bling)• Kente Cloth