- "Hip hop or hip-hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans pioneered from Black American street culture, also known as hip hop African American culture, that had been around for years prior to its more mainstream discovery while later reaching other groups such as Latino Americans and Caribbean Americans, starting in the Bronx, New York City."
The origins and significance of hip hop as a cultural movement that emerged in African American communities in the Bronx in the 1970s, and its ongoing impact on popular culture and social justice movements today.
The origins of Hip Hop: Understanding the historical, cultural and social elements that contributed to the development of Hip Hop in the United States in the late 70s and early 80s.
The elements of Hip Hop: Exploring the four main elements of Hip Hop culture – MCing, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti art.
The role of African American music: Recognizing the contribution of African American music genres such as jazz, blues, soul and funk to the development of Hip Hop.
The socio-political context of Hip Hop: Understanding how Hip Hop has been used as a platform to express social and political views and to critique American society.
The impact of Hip Hop on African American communities: Analyzing the way Hip Hop has influenced African American communities in terms of identity formation, social justice and education.
Women in Hip Hop: Examining the role and representation of women in Hip Hop culture, the challenges they face and their contribution to the music industry.
Race and ethnicity in Hip Hop: Analyzing how Hip Hop has been influenced by the racial and ethnic diversity of its artists and audience, and the impact of this on society.
Hip Hop and fashion: Tracing the evolution of Hip Hop fashion from its early days to current trends, and exploring the cultural significance of clothing styles in Hip Hop culture.
Hip Hop in global contexts: Examining how Hip Hop has spread throughout the world, and considering the cultural differences and similarities of Hip Hop across different countries and regions.
Hip Hop and education: Assessing the educational potential of Hip Hop, including its use as a tool for promoting literacy, critical thinking and creativity among young people.
Hip Hop and activism: Investigating examples of Hip Hop artists who have used their music and platform to raise awareness about social and political issues, and to promote activism and social change.
Hip Hop and commercialization: Analyzing the impact of commercialization on Hip Hop culture, including the commodification of Hip Hop artists and the influence of corporate interests on the music industry.
- "The Bronx hip hop scene emerged in August 1973 when brother–sister duo DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell hosted the first hip hop party in the Bronx, sparking the rise of the genre."
- "Hip Hop is one of cultural movements that has been shaped and dominated by African American males though female hip hop artists have contributed to the art form and culture as well."
- "Hip hop culture is characterized by the key elements of rapping, DJing and turntablism, and breakdancing."
- "Other elements include historical knowledge of the movement, graffiti, beatboxing, street entrepreneurship, hip hop language, and hip hop fashion."
- "Hip hop culture has spread to both urban and suburban communities throughout the United States and subsequently the world."
- "Hip hop music follows in the footsteps of earlier African-American-rooted and Latino musical genres such as blues, jazz, rag-time, funk, salsa, and disco to become one of the most practiced genres worldwide."
- "In the 2000s, with the rise of new media platforms such as online music streaming services, fans discovered and downloaded or streamed hip hop music through social networking sites beginning with Blackplanet & Myspace, as well as from websites like YouTube, Worldstarhiphop, SoundCloud, and Spotify."
- "The importance of sampling tracks, beats, and basslines from old records to the art form means that much of the culture has revolved around the idea of updating classic recordings, attitudes, and experiences for modern audiences."
- "These elements were adapted and developed considerably, particularly as the art forms spread to new continents and merged with local styles in the 1990s and subsequent decades."
- "though female hip hop artists have contributed to the art form and culture as well."
- "Sampling older culture and reusing it in a new context or a new format is called 'flipping' in hip hop culture."
- "fans discovered and downloaded or streamed hip hop music through social networking sites beginning with Blackplanet & Myspace, as well as from websites like YouTube, Worldstarhiphop, SoundCloud, and Spotify."
- "The Bronx hip hop scene emerged in August 1973 when brother–sister duo DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell hosted the first hip hop party in the Bronx, sparking the rise of the genre."
- "Other elements include historical knowledge of the movement, graffiti, beatboxing, street entrepreneurship, hip hop language, and hip hop fashion."
- "Hip hop culture has spread to both urban and suburban communities throughout the United States and subsequently the world."
- "Hip hop culture is characterized by the key elements of rapping, DJing and turntablism, and breakdancing."
- "These elements were adapted and developed considerably, particularly as the art forms spread to new continents and merged with local styles in the 1990s and subsequent decades."
- "fans discovered and downloaded or streamed hip hop music through social networking sites beginning with Blackplanet & Myspace, as well as from websites like YouTube, Worldstarhiphop, SoundCloud, and Spotify."
- "The importance of sampling tracks, beats, and basslines from old records to the art form means that much of the culture has revolved around the idea of updating classic recordings, attitudes, and experiences for modern audiences."