Hip-Hop as subculture Hip-hop • Hip

Hip-Hop as subculture

Hip-hop • Hip hop is a subculture that originated from an African American community during the 1970 s in New York, specifically in Morris Heighs, Bronx, then later spread its influence to Latin America communities. [ Hip-hop culture is characterized by the four elements of rapping, DJing, breaking and graffiti. Hip hop is the combination of two separate slang terms—»hip», used in African American English as early as 1898, meaning current , and «hop», for the hopping movement.

B-Boying • In 1924, Earl Tucker created a dance style which would later get the element of hip hop culture known as b-boying. Breaking, also called B-boying or breakdancing, is a dynamic style of dance which developed as part of the hip hop culture. Breaking is one of the major elements of hip hop culture. Like many aspects of hip hop culture.