Hip Hop You Don T Stop Analysis

Honeyme Caston
D. Mc.
Microcomputer Literacy
May 1, 2012
The Four Elements of Hip-Hop
The essay “Hip-Hop You Don't Stop” is informative it helps you understand the connection of Hip-hop to music, poetry, rapping, and dancing. In the essay the author Justin Ton helps give you the concept of Hip-Hop: the difference in the four elements of hip-hop, where it originated from, and those who played a part in the creation of Hip-Hop.
The four elements of hip-hop are the Disc Jockey (DJ), the Master of Ceremonies (MC, also known as emcee), dance, and graffiti (Kugelberg 17). Hip-hop was born during the 1970s in the South Bronx area of New York City (Newman). According to a History Detectives show on PBS, while Djing one of his dance parties…show more content…
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[ 1 ]. Kugelberg, Johan. Born in the Bronx. New York: Oxford UP, 2007. Print.
[ 2 ]. Newman, Mark. “History of Turntablism.” pedestrian. 3 Jan. 2003. Web. 9
[ 3 ]. “Birthplace of Hip-Hop.” Narr. Tukufu Zuberi. History Detective. PBS, 23 Feb. 2008. Television.
[ 4 ]. “The Birth of Rap: A Look Back.” World Café. WZPN, Philadelphia, 22 Feb. 2007.