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What is HipHop?
Hip-hop is plural and is defined by an approach to music making rather than a single stylistic designation.It refers to the backing music for rap, which is often composed of a collage of excerpts or "samples from other songs," it also refers to the culture of rap.The culture of rap is made up of graffiti spraying, break-dancing, and turntablism in addition to the rapping it self-surrounding the music.Hip-hop is a cultural form that attempts to negotiate the experiences of marginalization, brutally truncated opportunity, and oppression within the cultural imperatives of African American and Caribbean history, identity, and community.As a subculture it is defined as "a cultural movement which is expressed through various artistic mediums we call elements.These four elements are:MCing (rapping), graffiti art, break-dancing, and DJing (spinning records).Artists are able to express different aspects of their lives to others through these elements, as well as opinions, speculations, and gripes.They can provide positive examples for others like themselves who are on the same path they were on before they hit the music scene.It is about pure struggle.It is also a rebellion against disco.As a style, it refers to music created with those values in mind.It has compelled people of all races to search for the excitement, artistic fulfillment, and even a sense of identity by exploring the black underclass.Hip-hop is perhaps the only art form that openly celebrates capitalism.Materialism is shown in many songs.Also, hear cross-promotion, where one song contains an advertisement for another.The verbal texture makes it an ideal way to communicate ideas, whether satirical, political, or personal.
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