The literal translation of rap is Rhythm and Poetry, that is, poetry made through rhymes, usually done at a higher speed than hip hop. The MC is one who through his rhymes, shows the various forms of claim, anguish, and injustice with the most unfavorable social classes showing the power of transformation. The first MC was Coke La Rock, the MC who animated Kool Herc's parties. Many MCs at the beginning of hip-hop would give messages, send songs, and simply liven up the parties with some rhymes. The MC's main function is to animate a party and contribute with people to have fun. Not only does he describe, but he also sends messages of alert and guidance.
The master of ceremony is the spokesman who reports, through articulations of rhymes, the problems, needs, and experiences in general of the ghettos. These DJs compete with each other using any and every piece of music on vinyl. They make technique and creativity the essential elements in the music, to awaken and hold the public's attention.Ī competition DJ is a DJ who develops and performs presentations containing scratches, beats, and even cuts different discs (samples). There are several types of DJs: the group DJ, dance, party, anniversary, or event DJ in general and the competition DJ. Its creator DJ Kool Herc developed this technique allowing B.Boys to dance and MCs to sing.īeat-Juggling is the creation of compositions by DJs on turntables, with different records and songs. The breakbeat is the creation of a beat on top of existing compositions. Today, the DJ is considered a musician, after the introduction of the GradMixer DST scratches in the song “Rockit” by Herbie Hancock, which sees an increase in composition and not just effect. He leads the MC rhyme, the B-boy dance, and the graffiti artist's inspiration. It is the DJ who represents the essence of this culture because it was around music (rap) that the other elements started to organize themselves. The DJ and his pickups (record players) are related to the musicality of strong beats and the instrumentalization of hip-hop.
So are remixes, fading, and beat drops, which are fueled by electronics, pop, and practically any current genre. Not only scratching is a heritage from hip-hop to the world of music. The use of turntables is one of the pillars of hip-hop. Having seen a part of the history of the emergence of hip-hop, let's talk a little bit about each of the “languages.”Īfrika Bambaataa and her collective Zulu Nation were the first to talk about these pillars, which some current rappers don't even know about. We believe that instead of “elements,” the term “language” of hip-hop is the most appropriate, as it translates what each artist wants to express wants to tell us. Their objective is to give voice, visibility, and identity to young people who practice dance (b-boy and b-girl), painting/art (graffiti), music (DJ), and compositions/poetry (MC). This brings together graffiti, DJing, MCing, B-boy, and B-girl whose motto is: peace, love, togetherness, and fun.
Through the organization, Zulu Nation, founded by Africa Bambaataa, the “elements of hip-hop” concept was created.