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What is Hip Hop? • Hip Hop consists of poetry that is spoken rather than song • It is spoken over music/ whether sampled or instrumental • There are four pillars of Hip Hop • Mcing, Djing, B-boying and grafitti

Hip Hop Bellwork • Who are THREE Hip Hop groups/artists that you know? And maybe like? • Answers Vary

Objective WWBAT: Introduce the culture and history of Hip Hop and discuss early examples

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History of Hip Hop • Kool Herc the father of hip hop • Jamaican born raised in the Bronx • He created the blueprint for hip hop music and culture o Based on the Jamaican tradition of toasting o Impromptu, boastful poetry and speech over music which he witnessed as a youth in Jamaica • This provided the base for Mcing o Rhythmic delivery of rhymes and wordplay o Rapping is derived from the griots (folk poets) of West Africa and Jamaican style toasting

History of Hip Hop • But hip hop as we know it started in the late 1970’s • Herc the Father of Hip Hop • Developed break-beat which include cutting and scratching on a record usually a disco(1970’s Donna Summers beat) http: //www. youtube. com/wa tch? v=Qe. X-h 51 e. EF 8 • You could notice some James Brown/1960’s an 1970’s music

History of Hip Hop • DJ Kool Herc began organizing dance parties in his home in the Bronx to keep kids out of trouble • The parties became so popular they were moved to outdoor venues to accommodate more people. • City teenagers, after years of gang violence, were looking for new ways to express themselves. • These outdoor parties, hosted in parks, became a means of expression and an outlet for teenagers, where "instead of getting into trouble on the streets, teens now had a place to expend their pent-up energy. "

History of Hip Hop The first rap recordings were in 1979. The Fatback Band recorded “King Tim III” and the Sugar Hill Gang recorded “Rapper’s Delight. ” Rapper’s Delight would go onto be a huge popular success and lead the way for all future raps. Mr. Magic’s “Rap Attack” would become the first hip-hop radio show.

History of Hip Hop 1980’s Hip Hop began to directly focus on political and social issues more By mid-1980 New School Hip Hop became majorly popular The two races were combined in “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith and Run DMC. With the growth of white audiences came the onset of white rap performers.

Hip Hop Culture • Break Dancing • Street-dance crews • Beatboxing • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 ARBg. Be. H Y 1 w • Graffiti artists • What do you think of Doug E. Fresh’s comments about what Hip Hop is all about? • Can you think of some other aspects of Hip Hop Culture?

Hip Hop Culture Both a cultural movement and a genre of music developed in New York City in the 1970 s primarily by African Americans and Latinos. The four historic "elements" of hip hop are: Rap Dj-ing Breakdance Graffiti art

Hip Hop Culture Crews developed with members exceling at different aspects of Hip Hop culture Provided opportunity for expression of energy, anger, identity

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Hip Hop Bellwork Who is considered the Father of Hip Hop? DJ Kool Herc What is something you learned about Hip Hop yesterday, that you didn’t know? Answers Vary

Objective WWBAT: Examine the evolution of Hip Hop and discuss changes