At the same time, other elements of what would become known as hip-hop were also coalescing in New York City. DJing, MCing, breakdancing and graffiti were all part of the culture that was ...

Hip-hop originated in the Bronx area of New York ... Some of the DJs (or MCs) rapped over the top of the ‘breaks’ in a style called MCing (or emceeing) - where words and rhymes were spoken ...

We examine the foundational elements of the genre, including DJing, MCing, breakdancing and graffiti, while highlighting the socio-political environment that gave rise to hip-hop and set the stage ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and ...

Created as an art of resistance by Black artists in the U.S., hip-hop culture has inspired global struggles and youth culture across the world, including in Canada.

Easy. The store effortlessly reps every aspect of hip-hop culture — from MCing and DJing to graffiti art and breakdancing — and does so with style. Just ask any of the writers, dancers ...

Trill is a high-energy hip-hop shop promoting the genre's four fundamental elements: breaking, MCing (rapping), DJing, and graffiti. For starters, there's a dance floor in the middle of the shop ...