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