MUS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Short Songs, N.W.A, Cultural Appropriation
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Hip hop is a black sub-culture developed exclusively by african americans in the bronx, Hip is a full cultural movement; rap is a style of music that falls under hip hop culture. 4 main elements: djing, breakdancing, graffiti art, rap music: djing (turntablism) Represents the aural component of hip hop culture. Art of manipulating sounds using a turntable and a mixer. Different than simply playing a track like a radio dj, hip hop djs known as turntablists . Artists made great use of blended beats and musical record scratching : breakdancing (b-boying) Represents physical component of hip hop culture. Also called breaking or b-boying, the term breakdancing is looked upon as an ignorant term created by the media. Style of street dancing that originated from african american and puerto. Usually uses funk or hip hop music: graffiti art. Represents the visual component of hip hop culture.
