In the late l970s, Hip Hop as a youth subculture emerged from the Bronx in New York City. Its roots are widely credited to the African American community; however, contributions also are credited to Jamaican American and Latino American communities.
- What is hip-hop culture?
- Hip-hop is an artistic and cultural movement that has influenced everything from fashion to politics. One major manifestation of hip-hop culture is its music.
- Is hip hop the world’s favorite youth culture?
- National Geographicrecognizes hip hop as “the world’s favorite youth culture” in which “just about every country on the planet seems to have developed its own local rap scene.” Through its international travels, hip hop is now considered a “global musical epidemic”.
- Where did hip hop come from?
- Like any style of music, hip hop has roots in other forms, and its evolution was shaped by many different artists, but there’s a case to be made that it came to life precisely on August 11, 1973, at a birthday party in the recreation room of an apartment building in the west Bronx, New York City.
- What is a hip hop identity?
- The latter is a unique cultural identity rooted in the global phenomenon of hip hop that includes dance, art, and music as well as resistance to the dominant, mainstream culture.
- Is hip hop an aesthetic?
- Hip-Hop has a distinct aesthetic purpose in comparison to the world of art that Hume draws on for his theory.
