| The main features of Hip Hop culture are
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| | The TV program 'Style Wars' from mid '80s
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| emceeing or rapping, DJing, grafitti or
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| | and the 1984 'Subway Art' book were the
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| urban inspired art, breakdancing also
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| | first ways through which the large public
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| known as b-boying, beatboxing, slang and
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| | was familiarized with the graffiti art.
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| an eccentric bling bling fashion. This
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| | This urban inspired form of art was very
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| article speaks about the most important
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| | well received by people and it shortly
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| hip hop elements which are considered to
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| | became popular all over the world.
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| be the social and political activism, hip
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| | Nowadays graffiti art is well spread all
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| hop lifestyle, slang and double dutching,
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| | over the globe, especially in Japan,
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| which consist in an urban inspired form
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| | Europe, Australia or South Africa,
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| of rope skipping.
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| | although in the beginning most local
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| The hip hop culture is a nonconformist
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| | authorities disagreed with this artistic
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| and spontaneous one. MC is short for
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| | phenomenon. Even now, there are many
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| Master of Ceremonies. An MC plays a very
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| | places where it is forbidden to create
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| important role as he is the person who
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| | graffiti on public property and it is
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| entertains the crowd by making jokes
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| | considered a criminal offense.
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| between songs or by returning acid rhymes
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| | Breakdancing also known as B-boying or
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| to its opponents. There are some big
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| | B-girling and it is a complex style of
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| names in the history of hip hop such as
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| | dance with dynamic and difficult
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| MC Rakim, KRS or Big Daddy Kane.
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| | elements. Well known breakdancers at DJ
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| Fans agreed that these people have a
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| | Kool Herc's parties gave birth to the
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| great gift in using words and rhymes and
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| | B-boy term. During these parties, dancers
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| an endless vocabulary spiced with
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| | were keeping their best moves for the
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| spontaneity.
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| | break part of the song. There are some
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| Doug E. Fresh is considered to be the
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| | well documented films about Breakdancing
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| wonder kid of hip hop as he managed to
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| | and reviewers and B-boy fans agree that
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| popularize Beatboxing. Beatboxing is an
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| | 'The Freshest Kids' released in 2002 is
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| important hip hop element, which consists
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| | by far the greatest one. Among these
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| in vocal percussion, the art of creating
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| | type of movies, 'Beat Street' and 'Style
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| rhythms and beats using only the vocal
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| | Wars' have also had some great reviews.
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| cords. The name of this hip hop technique
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| | B-boying was born is South Bronx almost
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| derives from the beatboxes, the first
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| | simultaneously with the other hip hop
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| generation of drum machines.
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| | basic elements. During the '80s, it was
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| In the 1980's beatboxing had an enormous
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| | very common and popular to see groups of
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| success and hip hoppers such as Biz
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| | young people with a cassette player,
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| Markie or Darren Robinson were very
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| | performing a B-boying show on the
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| popular. By the end of the '80s,
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| | streets. Usually, there were two or more
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| beatboxing was left behind and ten years
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| | teams in the informal competition, doing
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| later, in the late '90s was informally
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| | their best, trying to impress their
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| launched all over again by Rahle of The
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| | audience and win the dance combat.
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| Roots with his 'Make the Music 2000'.
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