Cultural Pillars of Hip hop

Hip hop-Cultural pillars:

Djing:

Turntablism refers to the extended boundaries and techniques of normal DJing innovated by hip hop. One of the few first hip hop DJ's was Kool DJ Herc, who created hip hop through the isolation of "breaks"(the parts of albums that focused solely on the beat). In addition to developing Herc's techniques, DJ's Grandmaster Flowers, Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, and Grandmaster Caz made further innovations with the introduction of scratching.

Traditionally, a DJ will use two turntables simultaneously. These are connected to a DJ mixer, an amplifier, speakers, and various other pieces of electronic music equipment. The DJ will then perform various tricks between the two albums currently in rotation using the above listed methods. The result is a unique sound created by the seemingly combined sound of two separate songs into one song. A DJ should not be confused with a producer of a music track (though there is considerable overlap between the two roles).

Rapping:

Rapping (MCing, spitting(bars), or just rhyming) refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics with a strong rhythmic accompaniment”.The art form can be broken down into different components, such as “content”, “flow” (rhythm and rhyme), 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 or repartee long predates the musical form.

Graffiti:

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, just as breaking is viewed as a physical expression. The book Subway Art (New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1984) and the TV program Style Wars (first shown on the PBS channel in 1984) were among the first ways the mainstream public were introduced to hip hop graffiti.

Breaking:

Breaking, an early form of hip hop dance style, often involves battles, showing off skills without any physical contact with the adversaries. 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 "B" in B-boy stands for beat, as in beat-boy (or girl). 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, frenetic style.

Hip Hop

The Hip hop/rap music is one of the most popular music styles. Hip hop and rap world is a vibrant and powerful cultural movement that seems unstoppable. Hip hop culture has grown out of its original home in New York City, and has taken over the whole United States - from the East Coast to the West Coast from the Dirty South in Atlanta to the new mecca in Houston, all the way to the great white north in Detroit and Chicago.

In 1979, when The Sugarhill Gang released their song "Rappers Delight," introducing white and black audiences across the United States, and around the world, to the beats, rhyming, and rapping that had been so big in New York for nearly a decade.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the gangsta rap craze got its big start, and it hasn't stopped since. First came Ice-T and NWA, who showed later hardcore artists how to rap about their real lives on the streets, all to thumping beats. From this genre, you have Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, the Notorious BIG, Tupac, Wu-Tang Clan, Eminem, 50 Cent, and so on and so on.

Top 10 hip hop songs:

1. BedRock - Young Money & Lloyd. Album- We Are Young Money
2. How Low - Ludacris. Album- How Low - Single
3. Drop the World (feat. Eminem) - Lil Wayne. Album- Drop the World
4. Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) - Jay-Z. Album- The Blueprint 3

5. Tie Me Down (feat. Ray J) - New Boyz. Album- Tie Me Down - EP
6. On to the Next One (feat. Swizz Beatz) - Jay-Z. Album- The Blueprint 3
7. Shut It Down (feat. Akon) - Pitbull. Album- Rebelution (Bonus Track Version)
8. Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) - Jay-Z. Album- Run This Town
9. Money to Blow (Street Version) - Birdman, Lil Wayne & Drake. Album- Pricele$$

10. Right Round - Flo Rida. Album- R.O.O.T.S. (Deluxe Version)

Hip hop Dance:

Hip-hop dance refers to social dance styles primarily danced to hip-hop music. This includes a wide range of styles notably breaking, locking, and popping which were developed in the 1970s by Black and Latino Americans. These styles were developed by technically trained dancers who wanted to create choreography for hip-hop music from the hip-hop dances they saw being performed on the street. Because of this development, hip-hop dance is now practiced at both studios and outside spaces. Hip-hop dance may only be a form of entertainment or a hobby. To others it has become a lifestyle: a way to be active in physical fitness or competitive dance and a way to make a living by dancing professionally.