MUS 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: B-Boying, Urban Art, Disc Jockey

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Competitive cultural expressions of urban youth, consisting of graffiti artists, mobile djs, breakers (b- boys, b-girls, breakdancers,) and mcs (later known as rappers. ) Original elements: djing (music, mcing (language, breaking/breakdancing (dance, graffiti (art) A type of street art that is intimately linked with hip-hop culture. It is often used to make political or social statements. It can, specifically, reflect cultural issues at stake within the community. Graffiti is urban art which pre-dates hip-hop; the two are not exclusively linked. However, graffiti art is still influential in hip-hop culture. A type of dance associated with hip-hop culture that became increasingly popular during the early. It is also known as b-boying or breaking. Practitioners of breakdancing are called b-boys or b- girls. The musical product born of the urban particularly south bronx subculture"s djing and mcing performers, but especially the commercial product that gave priority to the rapper (orejuela, 2-3).

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