Hip+Hop

=**HIP HOP... **= **Hip hop music** is a musical genre which developed from hip hop culture, and it is recognized by key stylistic elements such as rapping, DJing, sampling, scratching and beatboxing.  (wikipedia, 26 May 2010,hip hop music) Hip hop began in the South Bronx of New York City in the 1970s. The roots or origins of hip hop are found in African-American music and ultimately African music. The griots are a group of traveling singers and poets from West Africa. Vocal style is similar to that of rappers. In addition, musical 'comedy' acts such as Rudy Ray Moore and Blowfly are considered by some to be the forefathers of rap. (wikipedia, 26 May 2010, hip hop music) **Rapping** refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". Rapping is distinct from spoken word poetry in that is it performed in time to a beat. (Attridge, 23 May 2010 ) **Scratching** is a DJ technique used to produce different sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while manipulating the cross fader on a DJ mixer. (wikipedia, 22 May 2010, scratching)  **Beat boxing** is a form of vocal percussion which refers to the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue and voice. (wikipedia, 22 May 2010,  beatboxing)



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Reference List
Hip Hop Music (26 May 2010) Wikipedia. Retrieved from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music Attridge ( 23 May 2010) Rapping. Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapping Scratching (22 May 2010) Wikipedia. Retrieved from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratching Beatboxing (22 May 2010) Wikipedia. Retrieved form: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatboxing Scratching picture retrieved from: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/iMFr1yQD5tc/0.jpg