Hip-Hop culture
Hip hop was origninated in the late 1970's it was seen as an underground movement that started in the south bronx area in New York. Surrounded by graffiti art, break dancing, grime rap music and fashion, Hip hop became the most dominant cultural movement of the African American community in the 1980s. Taggning, rapping and breakn dancing were male activities of street gangs, this meant violent gangs were becomming more creative however there was still rivalry between different different areas. The popularity of hip hop spread quickly to mainstream white consumers through movies, music videos, radio play, and media coverage. The resulting flood of attention from wealthy investors, art dealers, movie and video producers, and trend conscious consumers made hip-hop a viable avenue to success for black ghetto youth. Rap music in particular found a huge interracial audience. After 1985, when the craze for graffiti art and break dancing began to lessen, rap music continued to gain popularity, emerging as one of the most original music forms of the decade.
No comments:
Post a Comment