Hip Hop was born in the 1970s in New York City. It was founded on the 4 Pillars of the culture, DJing, Mcing, b-boying, and graffiti artist. This was outlined by one of the pioneers Afrika Bambaataa. He also added another element, beatboxing.
The DJ first emerged with disc jockeys creating rhythmic beats by looping breaks (small portions of songs emphasizing a percussive pattern) on two turntables, more commonly referred to as sampling. The DJ got the party started, and kept the energy of the crowd up. Kool DJ Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Grandmaster Caz were early pioneers of Hip Hop Djing.
The MC raps or just rhymes. This refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics with a strong rhythmic accompaniment".The art of rhyming can be broken down into different components, such as “content”, “flow” and “delivery”. Rapping is distinct from spoken word poetry in that is it performed in time to the beat of the music. The use of the word "rap" to describe quick and slangy speech actually precedes what we know as Hip Hop. Some early MCs were Melle Mel, and Busy B.
The relationship between graffiti and hip hop culture arises both from early graffiti artists practicing other aspects of hip hop, and its being practiced in areas where other elements of hip hop were evolving as art forms. Graffiti is recognized as a visual expression of rap music. Some early pioneers of graffiti in the 1970s include Crash, Blade, Zephyr, and Lady Pink.
Breaking, also called B-boying or breakdancing, is a dynamic style of dance which developed as part of the hip hop culture.Breaking began to take form in the South Bronx alongside the other elements of hip hop. The term "B-boy" originated from the dancers at DJ Kool Herc's parties, who saved their best dance moves for the break section of the song, getting in front of the audience to dance in a distinctive style. DJ Kool Herc described the "B" in B-boy as short for breaking which at the time was slang for "going off".Early acts include the Rock Steady Crew and New York City Breakers.
Beatboxing, popularized by Doug E. Fresh is the vocal percussion of hip hop culture. It is the art of creating beats, rhythms, and melodies using the human mouth.The term beatboxing is derived from the mimicing of first generation of drum machines, then known as beatboxes. It can be categorized under the production element of hip hop, though it does sometimes include a type of rapping intersected with the human-created beat. The practice was included in hip hop in the early days by Doug E Fresh, the Fat Boys, and then Biz Markie. Although it has lost its significance in the culture, it is still a showstopper when someone as good as Rahzel, formerly of the Roots, gives a performance.
As time has passed the original Pillars have been abandoned. Djs have turned into MCs, MCs try to be their own DJs and B-boys. Instead of focusing and becoming great at a Pillar, most are now just stuck being mediocore at 2 or 3 of them. Today you can include the Djs and Mcs wearing hats such as CEO, model, etc. It makes it hard to succeed in what they originally set out to do for the love of hip hop. We have a chance to bring it back and become great at our individual talents and combine to become a force in the community and music. So ask yourself, Whats Your Lane??
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