A New Beginning

Hip hop as a cultural movement manifest in B-boying (breakdancing), graffiti writing, DJing and MCeeing is an artistic commitment to stop freedom from oppressive social conditions. This commitment in hip hop culture expresses a reality of human transcendence which originally was born out of the creative impulse and cultural improvisation of the African American, Afro-Caribbean and Latino American communities of New York City(with the South Bronx as the center) in the late 1970s.It was DJ Afrika Bambaataa that outlined the five pillars of hip-hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking, graffiti writing, and knowledge. Other elements include beatboxing, hip hop fashion, and slang. Since first emerging in the Bronx, the life

The word "hip" was used as African American Vernacular English (AAVE) as early as 1898. The language meant "informed" or "current," and was derived from the earlier form hep