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Facts About Hip Hop Dance
Hip hop dance has a huge impact on clothing dance and graphic design.(WordPress."HistoryFacts." Hip-Hop History. Word Press, 19 June 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.)the beginning of hip hop did not start with dmc or LL Cool J it started with Kool Herc of Africa who was the first to put words to music. ("Interesting Facts About Hip-Hop Music." Interesting Facts About Hip-Hop Music. Learnhowtorap. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.)"Rap was created to reduce all the negativity such as gang violence and etc."("Interesting Facts About Hip-Hop Music." Interesting Facts About Hip-Hop Music. Learnhowtorap. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.)
Run DMC was the golden age of hip hop. ("Word Press. "History Facts." Hip-Hop History. Word Press, 19 June 2012. Web. 10
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(Rhodes, Henry A., H.a.r. "93.04.04: The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States." 93.04.04: The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States. Yale New-haven Teacher Institute, 4 Mar. 93. Web. 09 Feb.2016). "The technique called 'scratching' was invented by a DJ called Theodor. 'Scratching' involves the DJ spinning a record backwards and forward very fast while the needle is in the groove. A record when it is handled in this way can become a percussive instrument. With the advent of the CD, this technique may become obsolete."(Rhodes, Henry A., H.a.r. "93.04.04: The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States." 93.04.04: The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States. Yale New-haven Teacher Institute, 4 Mar. 93. Web. 09 Feb. …show more content…
"93.04.04: The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States." 93.04.04: The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States. Yale New-haven Teacher Institute, 4 Mar. 93. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.) Even though most rap music depicts a female as a worthless meatbag, kids nowadays don't even care that it degrades women of color and other females as well making us look like trash and puts us in a bad light . (Rhodes, Henry A., H.a.r. "93.04.04: The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States." 93.04.04: The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States. Yale New-haven Teacher Institute, 4 Mar. 93. Web. 09 Feb.

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