2. Hip Hop music consists of poetry that is spoken rather than singing It is spoken over music/ whether sampled or instrumental There are four pillars of Hip Hop Culture Mcing, Djing, B-boying and grafitti What is Hip Hop Music and culture?

3. Hip Hop Music roots and influences Kool Herc the father of hip hop music Jamaican born raised in the Bronx He created the blueprint for hip hop music and culture o Based on the Jamaican tradition of toasting o He used impromptu, boastful poetry and speech over music which he witnessed as a youth in Jamaica This provided the base for Mcing o Rhythmic delivery of rhymes and wordplay o Rapping is derived from the griots (folk poets) of West Africa and Jamaican style toasting

4. Hip hop music, as we know it, started in the 1960’s and 1970’s Herc developed break- beat which include cutting and scratching on a record usually a disco (1970’s Donna Summers beat) You can also notice this in James Brown 1960’s and 1970’s music Early Hip Hop

5. In the 1970’s in order to keep kids out of the streets, DJ Kool Herc began organizing dance parties in his home in the Bronx. The parties became so popular they were moved to outdoor venues to accommodate more people. City teenagers, after years of gang violence, were looking for new ways to express themselves. These outdoor parties, hosted in parks, became a means of expression and an outlet for teenagers, where "instead of getting into trouble on the streets, teens now had a place to expend their pent-up energy." Hip Hop Parties

6. DJ Kool Herc Era Golden Age – Mid 80’s to mid 90’s. Common themes included police, poverty, partying, and fun. (Example: Tupac) 90’s Hip Hop - 1990’s Hip Hop experienced a lot of diversity in terms of style, dance and rapping. East Coast (Jay-Z) West Coast (Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre) Southern Style (Outkast) Early 2000s – Hip Hop became very commercialized and popular. MTV’s TRL and music videos helped the commercialization of hip hop. The lyrics were catchy and fun and made people dance. There was also lots of controversy about it’s portrayal of women and sexism. (Example: Nelly, Eminem, 50 cent, Lil Jon) Stages of Hip Hop Music

7. Hip Hop culture originated in New York amongst young Hispanic and African American communities during the 1960s and 1970s. Synonymous with rap, scratch music and graffiti art, the style encompasses the movements of break- dancing and body-popping, and has been internationally recognized since the 1970's. The 1980's saw the emergence of a new style of hip hop into rap videos, distinguished from original break dancing styles by its concentration on footwork as opposed to acrobatics. Hereafter, the emergence of house music saw hip hop re-invent itself again with a broader range of influences and freer expression. Hip Hop and Dancing

8. A style of dance that evolved as part of hip-hop culture among Black and Latino American youths in the South Bronx during the 1970s. It is danced to both hip-hop and other genres of music that are often remixed to prolong the musical breaks. 4 Basic Elements 1.Toprock – upright dancing and shuffles 2.Downrock – footwork dancing performed on the floor 3.Freeze – poses that breakers throw in to add punctuation to beats 4.Power Moves – the impressive acrobatic moves in breaking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rm4dZai9fU Breaking or B-boying

9. Locking can be traced back to the late 1960’s and was created by Don Campbell. It is a style of funk and street dance and originally danced to traditional funk music such as James Brown. Locking involves freezing from a fast movement and "locking" in a certain position, holding that position for a short while and then continuing in the same speed as before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV_XKRO9i5U Popping: imagine a force of energy going through the body causing it to move like a wave. The style demands continuous contraction of the muscles to the beat to give a jerky/snapping effect – a bouncy style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeqJqaRoglg Popping and Locking

10. Funk dancing originated on the West coast of the United States, where it developed in the late 60’s as a reaction to the fusion of Soul and Disco, as well as early R’n’B and Hip Hop music. It is a highly choreographed dance form, similar to dances seen on commercial video clips. It features a mixture of sharp and fluid movements, popping & locking and animated expression. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJQHQpQSBMM Funk

11. Tutting or Tetris is a dance style that mimics the angular poses common to ancient Egyptian art. Whoever coined the term probably imagined that this was how King Tut danced. The style is rapidly evolving but there are some constant rules that define it. The most important stylistic convention is that limbs form 90 degree angles. While this constraint is fundamental, and for the most part is not violated, other aspects of the dance are in flux. Dancers used to utilize a limited set of static hiero-inspired poses, but they now have begun to create more complex geometric patterns involving interaction between multiple limbs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQf4YwXxbec Tutting

12. Waacking is a name that some of the Soul Train dancers began to use instead of the initial term punking. Began around 1974. The dance included a lot of lines, poses (which was mostly inspired by movie stars of 1930s’) and other technical design movements of hands that you wouldn’t definitely find in the punking. In particular, the overall attitude of the body has changed thanks to the footwear and clothing. Dancers began to dance everything more in upright stand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DPSKkSHHxk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHSZeulsn-Y Waacking

13. Vogue is a form of modern dance, as well as waacking and was created by the gay community. The style is inspired by photos of models in poses in various positions such as posturing hands, feet, body movements in linear, angular and precise, fixed position. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGW6xK9SzxM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfzheUPFp2I This clip has several examples of hip hop styles including voguing, tutting, as well as popping and locking. Voguing

14. Stepping or step-dancing is a form of percussive dance in which the participant's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps. Stepping may also draw from elements of gymnastics, tap dance, march, or African and Caribbean dance, or include semi-dangerous stunts as a part of individual routines. Some forms of stepping include the use of props, such as canes, rhythm sticks and/or fire and blindfolds. The tradition of African stepping is rooted within the competitive schoolyard song and dance rituals practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities, beginning in the mid-1900s Stepping

15. Krumping is an urban street dance-form that began in South Central Los Angeles and is characterized by free, expressive, aggressive and highly energetic moves involving the arms and chest. Dance "battling," is an integral component of krump in a similar way to the earlier break dance battles, with "dissing" (mocking), and heightened moments of frantic, aggressive arm and chest movements (known as "buck" moves) being common https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQiP8pGbu5o Krumping

16. Lyrical hip-hop is a fluid and more interpretive version of new style hip-hop most often danced to downtempo rap music or R&B music. Lyrical is "hip-hop with emotion". It focuses more on choreography and performance and less on freestyles and battles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IjIpKF45lI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls8lBGod5Oc Lyrical Hip Hop

17. The End! Hip Hop Test Friday, February 12th