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In the film Save the Last Dance as well as Street Dance 3D, dance establishes the different social classes present through an ongoing theme of inter-class conflict, specifically between the lower and upper classes. In Save the Last Dance, the main character, Sarah, is a white female and ballet dancer who is of upper middle class. Her social class is apparent through her ballet because it is perceived as being dominant and a high art form that is costly and often exclusive to certain incomes…

The culture and art of hip-hop is often misconstrued. There is history of struggle, uplifting music and dancing, and calls to action for social justice in the essence of hip-hop. The documentary “Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat” validates the true meaning of hip-hop by explaining how hip-hop came about and what is truly means. The most significant aspect in the documentary “Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat” is that it articulates how hip-hop is not something that stereotypically promotes gang…

There has been an evolution of hip hop. It used to be that there wasn’t a lot of people of color in the media. Most of hip hop was underground with DJing and MCing. It later evolved to the hip hop culture becoming more mainstream and more commercial. It became profitable in the entertainment industry. Rappers began becoming public figures pushing endorsements and becoming the faces of major brands.…

influenced hip hop as well as tap and swing, the movements are all similar in many ways the movement of fast footwork and fast arm movements as well as upper and lower body movement. Kool DJ Herc moved from Jamaica to NY to start off his career in DJing which brought up the opportunity for more people to put together these dance movements we now consider in this day and time hip hop..(Hanson, R. (n.d.). History of Hip Hop Dance. Retrieved February 08, 2016, ) B-boying and B-girling was a way of…

part of a song play on repeat and this became known as “the break”. Essentially, this is the birth of Hip-Hop. Because of this great idea of the break, this allows the other elements of Hip-Hop to come in to play. Hip Hop comprises three elements: djing, mcing, b-boying, and graffiti (Hip Hop para 1). When a DJ lets the break play on repeat, this allows MCs to rap and b-boys to dance. MC is short for masters of ceremony and they rap over the beats the DJ supplies. B-boys, also known as…

U.S media and movies like “Wild Style” taken place in the Bronx, which got the first generation Japanese hip hoppers into hip hop. The main elements in Hip-Hop was Djing, break dancing, and graffiti. Mostly likely Japanese hip hoppers are teenagers and in their 20’s. Discos was the spot for hip hoppers to come and chill, but since Djing came along it transition to clubs instead. These Japanese hip hoppers are attached to Hip-Hop because they wanted to look cool like those famous Hip-Hop artists…

Hip-Hop, today, is one of the most influential subcultures in popular culture, and its music is considered to be one of the most popular and powerful genres. In it’s origins, It gave voices to the youth of the 70’s and 80s, and gave them relevance in a world that otherwise wouldn’t through their paintings on New York subways that went “all-city”. Youth and even other, older, individuals with voices that were unheard were eventually heard through all means of Hip-Hop as well. The Hip-Hop movement…

first. So let’s start with the history of rap music because I feel like not enough people understand it and believe that Kanye is ruining it. Rapping or emceeing is one of the four main components of hip hop with the other three being breakdancing, DJing and graffiti writing. The birth of hip hop can be traced to 1970s New York where block parties were becoming more and more popular. DJs would play beats by using turntables to extend breaks. Rapping, became the most popular of the four…

The Star Component of Hip-Hop Hiphop is a combination of rap, graffiti, djing, and breakdancing. Arguably, rap is one of the most revolutionary components of hip hop. Due to the uniqueness of rap, it created a new way for words to be expressed and performed. Based on its rich history and catchy poetry, it is very inspiring. Along with its inspiration, it influenced other cultures like fashion culture. Rap is a key element of hip hop culture with its great history, and influence. The genesis of…

Hip-hop. Clive was DJing at his sister’s birthday party, on August 11th, which they called the “Back to School Jam”. They hosted the party at the recreation room of their apartment building at 1520 Sedgewick Avenue, which at the time could only hold a few hundred people. At this party, Clive Campbell, also known as DJ Kool Herc, used two turntables and a mixer to create his extended drum breaks for the audience, which became known as breakdancing. Break dancing, along with DJing, MCing, and…