“You get everything in 50 years of hip-hop,” Neptune said. “I mean, from the trap house to the White House, you will get everything. That’s why I love it.” What are the four elements of ...

Hip-hop isn’t just rap — old school hip-hop has four essential elements. Classic hip-hop features rap (especially freestyle rap), DJs, b-boys (a subculture in street breakdancing) and graffiti.

Central to hip-hop culture are its four original elements: DJing, MCing (or rapping), graffiti art, and breaking (which is also known as breakdancing, b-boying and b-girling). DJing laid the ...

Inspired by PBS’s new documentary series “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,” from Executive Producers Chuck D and Lorrie Boula, Season 4 will take a closer look at the iconic ...

Hip Hop in the Park included a curated live art production, dance performances, a vendor fair with over 30 local Black-owned businesses, and a lineup of musical acts. Tribune Photo/Kathia Woods ...

“Teaching Rap as part of the groundbreaking new 4-year Hip Hop Degree Program led by the visionary Professor @wendelpatrickofficialmusic. [Wendel Patrick]. According to the school’s ...

composer and arranger best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip hop, soul, and jazz, as well as incorporating elements of trip hop, breakbeat, downtempo, and ambient music.

According to Wallace, there is a strong intersection between spoken word poetry and hip-hop music. “The elements of hip hop … include emceeing, breakdancing, graffiti, DJing and knowledge of self. And ...