The year 2017 will celebrate the 16th Hip Hop Kemp anniversary on 17 - 19 August, 2017. Like always, this festival aims to provide the best entertainment and sport activities to the visitors. Hip Hop fans are really excited for its upcoming Hip Hop Kemp festival.
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Dance costumes, or apparel is an important component of any dance competition, movie, or stage presentation. The look can make a dancer or dance group really stand out to the audience. A lot of effort goes into costume design. Most people when they think of hip hop apparel, they think "flashy" or "glittery" and "sparkly," even.
Graffiti has a strange relation with Hip Hop. Rap artists start using Graffiti art on some of their album covers to give an amazing look. Nowadays, Graffiti art is a very attractive part of Hip Hop culture. Hip Hop Graffiti is one of the four elements of Hip Hop culture. These four elements include –
Hip Hop Dance is something that emerged in recent times and by recent I mean within the last fifty to sixty years. There are many different forms of hip hop and each has it's own particular style. The thing about hip hop dance that many people is often confused about is that there isn't one form of hip hop dancing but there are many forms of hip hop dancing. Hip Hop dance classes help to practice different Hip Hop dance moves. Hip-hop dance is practiced in both dance studios and outdoor spaces. Hip Hop dance classes are the perfect place to learn this dance form.
As an up-and-coming rap music artist, you already a lot of challenges ahead of you in the task of getting rap fans to listen to you and give you a chance. These fans are constantly bombarded by the industry with the already established artists and acts who are already selling millions of records. One of the easiest things that you can do to instantly boost your chances of at least getting a listen to one of your verses on a song is to upgrade the quality of hip hop instrumental beats that you use in your songs.
Hip hop music is also known as rap music. The word had been used in British English since the 16th century. It was used as a part of the African-American dialect of English in the 1960s.This type of music was originally performed in 1970s, in the United States. DJ Kool Herc, is known as the “founding father of hip hop. Rapping is "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". Rapping is quite different from spoken-word poetry because it is performed with a beat consisting of stylized rhythmic music. It developed as part of hip hop culture. Today, the terms "rap" and "rapping" are so closely associated with hip-hop music. Many people use these words for Hip Hop music. Roots of Rap Music – Rap and hip – hop music, actually began thousands of years ago in Africa. Village story tellers used to play basic handmade instruments while they told stories and current events. They were knows as “griots”. This style of talking while music is playing is rap music as we know it at its root form. In Africa, The griot is still a major form of communication. So, Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Evolution of Rap Music - In 1980s - In 1980s, Rap Music began to spread and became a part of the music in various countries. In 1982, the first statement driven raps known as “The Message” was released by flash records. In 1983, the first rap video “Rockit” was released by Herbie Hancock and Grandmaster J. Rockit Experienced huge success over MTV. In 1985, Salt N Pepa make their first appearance to become female rap stars. In 1986, Sampling was born. “Sampling” is basically an art of taking already recorded material and samples it in a new music. . The mid-1980s, there was a great development of hip hop, with the introduction of samples from rock music. In 1990s – In the 1990s, hip hop began to combine with other regional styles such as Southern rap and Atlanta hip hop. It creates a new form of Rap Music. In 1993, a multi platinum gangsta rap hit “The Chronic” was released by Dr. Dre. In 1999, Eminem just shakes up the world of music with “The Slim Shady” music. Hip hop became a best-selling music genre in the mid-1990s and the top selling music genre by 1999. By the 1990s, rap matured from an old-school-style, based on simple lyrics to a new-school-style, based on more complex lyrics. 2000 To Present – The hip-hop music is very popular till now, Its popularity continued through the 2000s. New talents and styles are coming from all over the world. The United States also saw the success of styles such as crunk music. Crunk is a form of music that is based on beats and music more than the lyrics. During the mid-2000s that alternative hip hop secured a place within the mainstream, due in part to the crossover success of artists such as OutKast and, Kanye West. |
Author“Birth of Hip Hop” will Chronicle Stories Based on True Events of self expression originating within marginalized subcultures of New York (The Bronx in particular) and inner cities around the world all of which represent the different manifestations of the culture: Music, Turntablism, Dance, Graffiti and Fashion. ArchivesCategories
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