Hip hop culture

Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans and Latinos in the Bronx New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. The four main aspects, or "elements", of hip hop culture are MCing (rapping), DJing, graffiti, and breakdancing. Some consider beatboxing the fifth element of hip hop; others might add political activism, hip hop fashion, hip hop slang, double dutching (an urban form of rope skipping) or other elements as important facets of hip hop. The term has since come to be a synonym for hip hop music (or rap music) to mainstream audiences.

External links

• Hip hop discussion and community
• Rap.about.com Vast Hip-hop culture resource
• Hip hop radio stations
• hiphopmusic.com - Popular hip hop blog
• Rap Dictionary the oldest and ultimate resource for looking up hip-hop slang.
• nobodysmiling.com - Hip Hop website