Essay About Hip Hop

Hip-hop is a musical art form, created by African-Americans and Latino-Americans in the mid-seventies. Its conception came from a young generation of African-Americans in the Bronx, who created a beautiful, prideful expression of music, art, and dance from a backdrop of poverty. Since that ignition in a New York City borough, it has inspired people from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds all across the world. When hip-hop is discussed as an art form and not just as rap, it usually is meant to include the four elements: the DJ, the emcee, graffiti writing, and break dancing. Some of these were around before the words "hip-hop" were uttered, but they reestablished their identities within hip-hop. I have listened to a growing range of hip-hop for years now. However, I do not adhere myself to hip-hop by identity, meaning I don't rap, DJ, break-dance, or write graffiti on a regular basis. Thus I accept my fan status, but I do consider myself an educated fan since taking this class. Since hip-hop has given me a lot in terms of ideas, joy, and enlightenment, I will try to regard it with the respect

That soon evolved to verses being rhymed over the DJs beat without faltering. The point was still to "rock the crowd," to make them admire your skills and illicit cheers and approval. Emcees, often refuse to leave until they succeeded in rocking the crowd. At certain times in hip-hop's short history DJs have been forgotten about with the spotlight given solely to the emcee, but lately, there has been a revival in interest in who creates the beat. The beat, all the subtleties, not just the overwrought bass line, is what makes a hip-hop song. Good lyricists will sound worthless on a corny beat. That's a large reason hip-hop is recognized as music and the talent involved in “DJ”ing and production is sought after heavily by