1. Hip Hop Culture Mária Ištvánová Banská Bystrica 2008

2. Introduction Hip hop culture started to develop many years ago and I would like to introduce you the formation of it. The reason why I decided to make this project about hip hop culture is simple – I consider this culture as one of the most interesting and nowadays the most popular over the world.

3. Roots of hip hop Hip hop (also spelled hip-hop or hiphop) is both a cultural movement and a genre of music developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily by African Americans and Latinos. The four historic "elements" of hip hop are: Rap Dj-ing Breakdance Graffiti art

4. Rap Rapping (also known as Mcing, spitting,) is the rhythmic spoken delivery of rhymes and wordplay, one of the elements of hip hop music and culture. The use of the word to describe quick speech or repartee long predates the musical form, meaning originally "to hit".

5. Rhyme style Aside from "flow" (the voice and tone of a particular MC), and rhythmic delivery, the only other central element of rapping is rhyme. In classical poetry, rhymes that span many syllables are often considered whimsical, but in hip hop the ability to construct raps with large sets of rhyming syllables is valued.

6. Flow Rap delivery, or "flow", is defined by prosody, cadence, and speed. Cadence deals with the dynamics and patterns of the rhythm. In addition to rubato (changes in tempo for the purpose of expression), cadence can also serve to reinforce song structure through ritardando (the gradual slowing down of tempo).

7. Freestyle and battle rap There are two kinds of freestyle rapping: one is scripted (recitation), but having no particular overriding subject matter, the second typically referred to as "freestyling" or "spitting", is the improvisation of rapped lyrics. When freestyling, some rappers inadvertently reuse old lines, or even "cheat" by preparing segments or entire verses in advance.

8. Dj-ing A DJ or deejay is a person who selects and plays prerecorded music for an audience.There are several types of DJs. Radio DJs introduce and play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave or digital radio stations. Club DJs select and play music in a bar, club, disco, a rave, or even a stadium. Hip hop DJs select, play and create music with multiple turntables, often to back up one or more MCs.

9. Breakdance Breakdance, b-boying or b-girling is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among African American and Puerto Rican youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s. It is normally danced to pop, funk or hip hop music, often remixed to prolong the breaks, and is a well-known hip hop dance style.

10. Styles Toprock Downrock Freezes Power moves

11. Graffiti art Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is often regarded as unsightly damage or unwanted vandalism.Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples going back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.

12. Styles Tag Throw-up Piece Bubble Blockbuster Wildstyle Roller

13. Beatbox Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion connected with hip hop culture (it has been called the fifth element of hip hop) although it is not limited to hip hop music. It primarily involves the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue, voice, and more. It may also involve singing, vocal imitation of turntablism, the simulation of horns, strings, and other musical instruments.