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Hip hop is a cultural movement and type of music that became popular in the United States in the 1980s. Hip hop music originated in the South Bronx region of New York City in the late 1970s. Hip-hop artists vocalize over beats and instrumental tracks, usually consisting of repeated phrases. The use of extended drum breaks led to the development of mixing and scratching techniques. The early DJs used this technique as hip-hop dance grew in popularity. Fans began to wear hip-hop clothing, which consisted of heavy gold jewelry in the 1980s to baggy pants in the 2000s. Hip hop and rap are sometimes thought to be interchangeable, but rap involves rhythmic wordplay, which is a component of hip hop...
Hip hop is a cultural movement and type of music that became popular in the United States in the 1980s. Hip hop music originated in the South Bronx region of New York City in the late 1970s. Hip-hop artists vocalize over beats and instrumental tracks, usually consisting of repeated phrases. The use of extended drum breaks led to the development of mixing and scratching techniques. The early DJs used this technique as hip-hop dance grew in popularity. Fans began to wear hip-hop clothing, which consisted of heavy gold jewelry in the 1980s to baggy pants in the 2000s. Hip hop and rap are sometimes thought to be interchangeable, but rap involves rhythmic wordplay, which is a component of hip hop. Its popularity grew over the years as hip hop music videos entered the mainstream media and fans clamored for the latest news on the artists.
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Portrait Gallery exhibit gives hip-hop a good rap
Special to The SunThe National Portrait Gallery in downtown Washington has definitely changed since its reopening in 2006. The formerly staid cultural fixture has moved into the 21st century with exhibits such as Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture, which...Tags: Tupac Shakur, Grandmaster Flash
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Spinning original hip-hop
The godfather of a musical form nurtures, sets the bar for, and innovates that form. Afrika Bambaataa did, and continues to do so as a grand marshal of hip-hop and turntable legend. Bambaataa (a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee), who formed the...Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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LL Cool J Takes Care Of Business, Spends Time With Fans
Bout it? Absolutely, when LL Cool J comes back to town. The hip-hop music icon was back in the area Wednesday, talking sports at ESPN in Bristol in the a.m. and clothes and new CDs at WZMX-FM (93.7), the Farmington radio station that sponsored a Backyard...Tags: Radio Industry, ESPN, 50 Cent
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Travis Barker in the remix
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWith his spiky mohawk, cluttered canvas of tattooed skin and punk rock pedigree stretching back to childhood, Travis Barker isn't exactly pleading to be taken seriously as a hip-hop head. A former drummer for the multi-platinum-selling power pop trio...Tags: Maroon 5, Popular Music, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Internet, Radio Industry
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Is Hollywood a bad word in Denver? Some wonder whether celebrity fans will help or hurt Obama
AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Back in 2004, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was in Boston for John Kerry's coronation as the Democratic nominee, staging a big hip-hop summit to draw new voters. This year, though he's a Barack Obama supporter, he plans to sit out the...Tags: Government, National Government, Elections, Ben Affleck, Fred Thompson
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'So You Think You Can Dance': Katee has strongest night
Reality CheckCat Deeley, adorned in an extra-shiny golden mini dress, begins her nightly spiel about the long road that the contestants have taken to get to the finals. She then tells the audience that the contestants will be paired in different......Tags: Brian Setzer, Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Buble
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Spotlight: Missy Elliott, 'Block Party'
Sentinel Staff WriterWHAT: Originally slated for a May release, Elliott's seventh album features production by Souldiggaz, Danjahandz, Pharrell, T-Pain, Pointguard and Timbaland. Elliott settled on the title, after originally asking fans for input, because "there are a lot of... -
Del hip hop al belly dance
ESPECIAL PARA EL SENTINELLa pasión que la bailarina Adriana Castro siente por el hip hop la llevó a abrir su propio estudio de baile en Coral Springs, al punto de convertirse en la más influyente difusora de origen hispano de esa movida artística en su ciudad. Como muchos...Tags: Dancing, Dance
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'Innovative Life' showcases Arabian Prince's early hip-hop chops
Special to The TimesMore than two decades after he helped define Los Angeles' early electro-rap sound, Arabian Prince holds court inside Sawtelle's vinyl-jammed Turntable Lab. He's still filled with the restless creative spirit that drove him when he was an original member...Tags: Landforms, Imperial and Royal Matters, Caves and Caverns, Inglewood
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'America's Best Dance Crew' busts a move
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen the explosion of dance crews and "battling" happened in the late '70s and early '80s as hip-hop grew, competitive reality television was years away. But with the popularity of “American Idol,”“Dancing With the Stars” and...Tags: Ashley Tisdale, Eva Longoria, So You Think You Can Dance, NBC, Popular Music
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'So You Think You Can Dance': lots of props, plenty of awesome dancing
Reality CheckJohn-John Williams IV is in Chicago at a hotel that does not have Fox (to our disbelief). So I'm filling in and recapping a well-danced So You Think You Can Dance. There's new partnering tonight (again). Each pair will dance......Tags: Brian Setzer, Music Theater, Celine Dion, So You Think You Can Dance, Fergie
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'So You Think You Can Dance': a lot of dancing
Reality CheckTonight's episode is going to give me headache! There are a slew of things happening. Substitutions, solos and new partnering, oh my!Host Cat Deeley informs us that Jessica is out of the competition (not a surprise if you read this......Tags: Brian Setzer, Michael Jackson, Music Theater, Celine Dion, Popular Music
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