Hip Hop

A brief lesson in the culture and

history
What is Hip Hop?
 Hip Hop is a culture that
consists of three main artistic
outlets:

 Rap
 Break
dancing
 Graffiti
 Rap
 This is the element of sound.
 It includes the beat created by the DJ
– Disc Jockey
 Italso includes the words or poetry
delivered by the MC
– Microphone Conductor
 Breakdancing
 This is expression through movement
of the body; a style of dance.
 People who do this are called B-boys
or B-girls
 Graffiti
 This is the visual form of expression.
 It is often, but not necessarily put up
in public places.
When did rap begin?
It started in New York in the
1970’s with DJ Kool Herc
 The 80’s
 The commercialization of rap and hip
hop began in the late 70’s, early
80’s.
 Sugar Hill Gang’s Rappers Delight hit
Billboard’s top 40.
 By the mid 80’s rap was in major
cities all over the world
Recognize the man on the
right?
DJ Jazzy Jeff &
the Fresh
Prince won
rap’s first
Grammy Award
in 1987.
 Gangsta Rap
 Theearly 1990’s saw the emergence
of gangsta rap which would later
cause many problems.
 The split to East and West
 By the early 90’s the styles and
record labels had split into two
territories- East Coast and West
Coast
 The two became rivals competing for
money and fame
West Coast
Tupac Shakur holds the Guiness record for
most rap albums sold ever.
He was the leading and most respected artist
on the West coast in the 90’s
Tupac gained respect for his messages of
racial equality and the respect of women.
In September of 1996 he was shot and died
seven days later.
He was believed to have had gang affiliations
and accused East coast rapper Notorious
B.I.G. of having him shot.
East Coast
 A few months later
Notorious B.I.G., East
coast rap leader and
also assumed
gangster was shot in
retaliation for
Tupac’s death.
 He is also considered
to be one of the best
rappers of all time
 Tragedy
 In the matter of months Hip hop lost
two of its biggest rappers over
money and gang related fueds
 Following the incident, rappers from
all over the country called for a stop
to the East Coast / West Coast rivalry
 Tribute Song
 Puff Daddy (or P. Diddy) was a close friend
to Notorious B.I.G. and wrote I’ll Be Missing
You following his death.
 It is a sort of prayer to his friend and
reminds all fans of hip hop of the tragedy
that violence and gangs cause
 Rap today
 Despite tragic events, hip hop and
rap are still alive and kicking today
with big stars such as:
50 cent
Eminem
Kanye West
 Do you know any Korean
rappers?
 Many rap artists have been
successful in the mainstream of
Korean music. These include rappers
such as YG Family, Jinusean, 1TYM,
MC Mong, etc.