Wednesday, March 31, 2010

5 elements of hip hop


These are the 5 elements of hip hop you should know:
-graffiti
-rap
-DJing
-breaking/b-boying (also referred to as breakdancing. I personally don't like using the term "breakdance" because it's been invented by the media)
-culture, knowledge, understanding, wisdom, peace, love, unity, fun

By the way, b-boying is the only real hip hop dance. That's what it all started with. Locking, popping, or whatever else is to be seen as "cousins" of hip hop. Breaking is the original dance of hip hop!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Introduction

Hey folks!
Let me introduce myself. My name is Semyon, and currently I'm going to Saint John's Preparatory School in Collegeville, MN. Around 5 years ago, I started listening to rap music, and about a year ago I started breaking. "Originally" I'm from Luxembourg (the country). I was born in Germany, I got russian and korean roots, and I'm a US citizen. Interesting? Maybe...
Lately I've been thinking a lot about how this whole culture evolved and sadly had to realize that it's kind of going into a negative direction. A lot of the culture was lost, and people nowadays have a lot of negative prejudices against rap.
This blog is about the real hip hop. The hip hop it all started with. Many people don't know that there's a culture behind rap, which represents only one of the 5 elements of hip hop. I want people to know what hip hop really is, because it's actually about peace, love, unity, and having fun.
So, with all this said, what do you think or know about hip hop? Anything that comes to your mind, just say it.
Peace