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