Hip-hop Music

Hip-hop is a cultural movement that began to grow around in the 1970s, developed by communities of Afro-American and Latin-American. Hip Hop is a very dynamic fusion between elements consisting of MCing (better known as rapping), DJing, Breakdance and Graffiti. Lately elements of Hip Hop are also colored by beatboxing, fashion, slang, and other lifestyle.
Initially the growth of Hip Hop started from The Bronx in New York City and continues to grow rapidly until the whole world. Hip hop was first introduced by an African-American, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five.

Initially Hip Hop music just filled with music from the Disk Jockey by making fariasi of round discs to produce unique sounds. "Rapping" and then comes to the vocals of these sounds.

As for the choreography, the music is then filled with broken dance known as breakdancing.

In the development of Hip Hop is also considered part of the arts and the visual arts to express Graffiti emerged as part of a culture of Hip Hop.

The History

1520 Sedwick Avenue is an area of ​​New York which is claimed as the inception of the HipHop community. "Here we are", said Clive Campbell, who gave up one floor of the house used as a base to assemble. "Hip Hop culture originated and born here, which will be spread across the world, this is where we barasal because we do not have another place to meet, and nowhere else" he said.

Besides the name, there is also the name of DJ Kool Herc introduced a turntable at the time at a party in 1973. At the beginning of his performance, DJ Kool Herc brought the songs of James Brown, Jimmy Castor, and Babe Rooth. Kool Herc did that finally creates scratch and strange noises that cause a great sensation at the time.


HipHop feels incomplete without MC. Gap is seen by Melle Mel, the first MC in Hip Hop world. At first Melle Mel was confused what to say on his first appearance, but because he had met a boredom with the regulations of the government curb, Melle Mel finally issued their hatred for the government and his views on life through the lyrics.

From then on HipHop music is more telling about the life of black people around and shouts and protest their conscience to unjust government. The lyrics of Hip Hop music tend to be hard and firm. That Hip Hop.