HIP HOPEROS

Hip hop is an art movement that emerged in the United States in the late 1960's in Latin American and African American communities of New York neighborhoods like the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn, where from the beginning stood out the typical characteristics of the origins of hip hop, For example, the music (funk, rap, blues, DJing), dance (hustle, uprocking, lindy hop, popping, locking) and paint (aerosol, bombing, murals, Political graffiti).

Origins


The hip-hop music emerged in the late 1960's, when the street parties or "block parties" became common in New York City, especially in the Bronx, due to poor access for people who were clubs and clubs that were in affluent areas of the Big Apple, as The Loft and Studio 54. The street parties were accompanied by funk and soul, until the first DJ's began to isolate the percussion and extended, as the song became more danceable. This technique was common in Jamaica (on dubs), which led to the Jamaican immigrant community participate in these celebrations. This adaptation of beats later, he was accompanied with another fresh new technique called rapping (singing technique based on rhythm and improvisation).

A prominent figure, considered by many as the father of hip hop, DJ Kool Herc's, which led, along with other DJs such as Grandmaster Flash, two of the elements of hip hop was born and developed. On the one hand, it created the position of "Master of Ceremonies" (abbreviated MC), which was presented to DJ. Slowly, the figure of the MC was becoming more important, as recited on the beats (hip-hop beats) with increasingly clever text. At the same time, began to dance, reserving the best dance move for when the song stopped momentarily (ie, when it was a break). This phenomenon originated the term B-boy (break-boy), it would be "the guy who used the break", and thus was born the breakdance move.