Hip-hop is another name for rap and it originally started as a means of bringing the youth together in the inner cities, but as its popularity began to grow so did the purpose behind it. There is six elements to hip hop and they include: a B-boy and B-girl, DJing, MCing, beat boxing, graffiti, and knowledge. With the rise of the hip-hop era, DJ’s are initially the most important because they play the music at events and keep the crowd dancing. Later on, MC’s gain popularity as they resemble the Griot and the crowd becomes more entertained by their performance. Although, MC’s needed a DJ to play records in the back so DJ’s were always important. Following along with the MC, beat boxing was important because it provided an MC with a beat and
