Who?
Purpose of street names
Give example
is to help transcend. "Became those names, proving to ourselves and the world that we really were and are those personas.
Emilio Austin Jr. - Buddha Stretch
Richard Colón - Crazy Legs
Steffan Clemente - Mr. Wiggles
Hip-Hop dance includes?
Breakin' & Party Dancing
A break is?
*Part of the song where an instrumentalist plays an improvised solo; similar to a dancer's solo.
Breakin' started around the?
Marginalized African Americans and Latino communities during the 1970's were left
voiceless and unrepresented.
Grandfather of Hip Hop
*Kevin Donovan - Afrika Bambaataa
Leader of the Zulu Nation
Responsible for spreading Hip Hop throughout the world
Characteristics of Hip-Hop culture include
Individuality
Creativity
Improvisation
Originality
Stylization
According to KRS-One:
"Hip" means?
"Hop" means?
*Hip = present
Hop = action
1990's
A direct lineage from vernacular jazz (1980's) Kid 'n Play - funky Charleston - to the 2000s SpongeBob - reverse scissor kick Charleston (1930's).
Hip Hop is a social dance because
Easy repetitive movement invites everyone into the conversation.
Iconic Hip Hop choreographer who was in Michael Jackson's "Remember The Time"
*Buddha Stretch
The heritage of Hip-Hop lives
in the social fabric of African concepts & traditions such as call & response, ring shouts, gospel hymns, ragtime, jazz, blues, rock n roll, funk, and soul.
The umbrella of Hip Hop is
Incorrect.
Each art form has it's own techniques and should not be blended under one category.
Hip Hop's Birthday?
August 11, 1973
Commercial Hip Hop grew more popular than real Hip Hop because?
***In the 1990s pop singers relied heavily on choreography based on a hybrid of dance styles mislabeled as "hip hop." This also trickled into the studio setting.
Creator of the Merry Go Round Technique
Real name
*DJ Kool Herc - Clive Campbell
The 5 elements of Hip-Hop are?
Not limited too but including:
Deejays - recorders of time, space, and the sounds and memories of the community
Emcees (rappers) - storytellers who serve as the voice of the community and reflect its experiences
Writers/Graffiti artists - offers a window into how lettering uses shape, line, and color to communicate. Typographic language of the streets
Breaking
According to Buddha Stretch, there are 10 techniques to Hip Hop.
*Bounce, Skate, Rock, Roll, Wave, Hop, Skate, Shake, Tick, Twist/Shift
Birthplace of Hip Hop
*1520 Sedgwick Avenue
South Bronx, NY
Why has Hip Hop historically been undervalued?
- Negative connotation
- Eurocentric ideals on art
- Accessibility
Inventor of the Scratching Technique
*Grand Wizard Theodore
According to Moncell Durden, Hip Hop Dance is?
Hip-Hop is a form of expression and communication that erupted from African American and Latino youth in NYC. Hip-Hop emerged from cultural expressions-- ways of communicating through dance, gestures, fashion, talking, and music-- as well as sociological phenomena including political abandonment, economical struggle, environmental turmoil, and gang culture.
Hip Hop's magic
Brings together culturally diverse people better than any other dance form. This dance continues to empower generations of people who feel invisible and powerless. Through Hip Hop you can honor and understand the art form and the people who have shed blood, sweat, tears, and years.
A cypher originated from?
Ring Shout, considered America's first version of choreography. Members of the community participate in the cypher with the belief that spiritual energy can be transferred in the circular form.
Key struggles happening during the 1970's that led to the birth of Hip-Hop include?
*High unemployment, drug distribution, corrupt police departments, and the building of the Cross Bronx Expressway. Between 1973-1977, the South Bronx lost 600,000 jobs, more than 5,000 families were displaced, and some 30,000 fires were set in the area.
"The Bronx is burning"