The Hip Hop Elements
- Element #1. Is Break dancing
This is the acrobatic story of hip hop!
The ultimate mixture of gymnastics (capoeria), flexibility and athletics. Just like a sport, it's to be practiced. Once the skill of breakin' is obtained, then other skills can be mastered and or conquered. It's poetry in motion for hip hop.
- Element # 2. Is Graffiti BombingThis is the artistic side of hip hop (literally). For a true graffiti artist, writin on walls is like a piece of their soul lett in loose through the can.
You have ya throw-ups, wild stylez, and bubble letters. Each artist knows about can control and all that. I know you've seen at least one tag on a wall, subway train, bus, where ever.
Remember those are tags! The actual art comes in with the burners and the murals you may see of someone's name, a story, or a cartoon figure.
- Element # 3. Is Rapping or Emceeing.This is the vocal side of hip hop! Understand this an emcee is not a"rapper"! Some do get offended. Emcee'n is poetry. This is a combination of rhymes, knowledge, vocabulary, beats, soul and rhythm. Emcee'n is an art like all other aspects of hip hop. One cannot become an emcee overnight. It takes practice and dedication.
- Element # 4. Is TurntablesThis is where the actual music comes in! You all know that the party can't start without a DJ in any circumstance. The DJ has the job of lacing or sampling a track to bring any song to life with any sound made with a vinyl record and a turntable itself. Now and days there are computers that do the job, but real DeeJays are the ones suffering from the effect. So why not give them jobs also to make ends meet like those commercialized DJ's? Just a thought that should be considered though.
- Element #5 /MENTAL:This is the knowledge of hip hop itself. Existence within hip hop without graffin, emcee'n, deejayin or breakin.
Just havin love for the culture!
