In the face of all that, however, the energy of urban youth refused to shut down. Young people, many of them teens, created new ways of spinning records and dancing. They experimented with new styles of poetry and visual art that revealed their thinking and feelings. Eventually, the elements grooved together into a culture. A name started to stick to it: Hip Hop. Hip Hop believes that people can take control of their lives through self-knowledge and self-expression.
Knowledge influences style and technique and connects its artists under a collective Hip Hop umbrella. Most importantly, it allows for a shared experience against an uncertain world. Afrika Bambaataa deserves much credit for putting this concept of knowledge into word and action.
A one-time teen leader of a gang, Bambaataa had universal respect and a powerful ability to make peace with and between enemies. His legendary music and dance parties brought together rivals to party in peace. Come in peace and unity. The young Bambaataa was also a devoted student of history. He absorbed the tactics and strategies of historical leaders—from the French emperor Napoleon to the South African chieftain and military commander Shaka Zulu.
He grasped the power of music as a strategy for clearing barriers that divided people, whatever their backgrounds. By the s, Bambaataa and his large and growing crew had founded the Universal Zulu Nation. They emphasize community, peace, wisdom, freedom, justice, love, unity, responsibility, respect for others, and respect for self. He put his knowledge into words, and the words radiated around the Bronx, throughout New York, and across America.
This show has been blowing away London audiences since It is an urban re-visioning of the fairy tale-genre, following a pair of school kids into a tough part of town instead of a haunted forest. But as with all fairy tales, not everything or everyone is what they seem. Ultimately the stage blazes with wild style art, DJ voiceovers, beats from multiple musical styles, b-boys and b-girls breaking in high-flying choreography, and fresh takes on familiar characters.
Graffiti writing may splash across the scenery. DJing, rapping, and breaking are likely to take turns in the spotlight. Some shows, like Into the Hoods , tell their tales mainly through dance and music, while others lay Hip Hop style over more traditional scripts.
Hip Hop artists are tackling drama, comedy, and tragedy, and some classic material is getting the Hip Hop makeover. Collaboration is a core ingredient for most Hip Hop theater groups. In the tradition of the culture, producers, directors, and playwrights stress input and participation by stakeholders—the very people the play is intended to speak to and entertain.
This collaborative process clearly informs the content in Hip Hop plays and musicals. Plots often tackle current social issues, especially as they relate to urban communities, with characters exploring the strengths and limits of activism and empowerment. MCs tell complex stories in rhythm and rhyme. Rappers write and polish their lyrics before delivering them in raps. The secret is out: Hip Hop poets love words. Some works relate the gritty realities of poverty or inner-city living; others find the humor there and wherever; all describe trying to survive and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Rapped aloud or published on paper, Hip Hop-influenced literary forms have roots in the Black Arts Movement of the s. Along the way, spoken word—a forerunner of rap—injected energy into performance.
Through poetry slams, it has developed its own fans with its forceful, fun wordplay. As in theater, the literary world is making more space for Hip Hop style, subjects, and themes. Some Hip Hop-savvy teachers are bringing the best of Hip Hop literature into their classrooms. This performance explores the Hip Hop dance and music movement including beat boxing, breaking, locking, floor work and top rock.
In this video series, turntablist Kuttin Kandi, one of the best battle DJs in the game, demonstrates the basics of her instrument. Explore the performances of young slam poets.
Musical, lyrical, and provocative, these original spoken word pieces are supported by Hip Hop giants Questlove and Black Thought. Eric Friedman Director, Digital Learning. Tiffany A. Bryant Assistant Manager, Audience Enrichment. Generous support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by the U. Department of Education. Other topics Beatboxing - Breakdancing - Collaborations - DJing Turntablism - Hip hop culture - Fashion - Feuds - Graffiti - History - List of rappers - Rapping - Roots - Slang - Timeline Hip hop music , also known as rap music , is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid- s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the s.
It consists of two main components: rapping MCing and DJing production and scratching. Along with hip hop dance notably breakdancing and urban inspired art, or notably graffiti, these compose the four elements of hip hop, a cultural movement that was initiated by inner-city youth, mostly African Americans and Latinosin New York City , in the early s.
Typically, hip hop music consists of rhythmic lyrics making use of techniques like assonance, alliteration, and rhyme. The rapper is accompanied by an instrumental track, usually referred to as a " beat," performed by a DJ, created by a producer, or one or more instrumentalists.
Historically, this beat has often been created using a sample of the percussion break of another song: usually funk and soul recordings have been utilized. Best Online Music Production School. Yes, I want to speak with Admissions.
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Notice the way Snoop is using his voice — rather than the percussive staccato sound of Grandmaster Flash, Snoop has a more fluid and rhythmically varied style of rapping. This kind of song structure was important in bringing hip-hop to mainstream popularity. Trap is a heavy, brutally melodic subgenre of hip-hop rising out of the South.
Trap has a slow-burn feel with heavy bass and broad use of minor key sounds. Trap has surged in popularity in the last few years as more and more artists have mixed its brooding melodies with the frenetic energy of electronic dance music EDM. Trap-EDM, as its known, is a growing genre of hip-hop. What is Hip-Hop? Today, rapping is a distinctive feature of most but not all hip-hop music.
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