Quote- "Although widely considered a synonym for rap music, the term hip-hop refers to a complex culture comprising four elements: deejaying, or “turntabling”; rapping, also known as “MCing” or “rhyming”; graffiti painting, also known as “graf” or “writing”; and “B-boying,” which encompasses hip-hop dance, style, and attitude, along with the sort of virile body language that philosopher Cornel West described as “postural semantics.” Hip-hop originated in the predominantly African American economically depressed South Bronx section of New York City in the late 1970s. As the hip-hop movement began at society's margins, its origins are shrouded in myth, enigma, and obfuscation."
Paraphrase- Hip-hop was created or discovered in 1970's in South Bronx of New York City. As we all know hip-hop has many elements to it such as; deejaying, "turntabling," rapping, "MCing," ryhming, etc. These were all apart of basic African American cultures or economics. Hip-hop is now developing over years, and so are other styles of musical techniques.
Citation: "hip-hop." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2010 < http://school.eb.com.wf2dnvr16.webfeat.org/eb/article-288175?query=about%20hip-hop&ct>
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