The origin and development of HIP-HOP culture. The United States and Europe can be said to be the two largest multicultural gathering places in the world. Europe's multiculturalism comes from the increasingly strengthened alliances between European countries, while America's multiculturalism comes from immigrants coming from all corners of the world.

In general, the mainstream culture in the United States is still white culture. In other words, white people’s lifestyles, white people’s likes and dislikes still represent the trends of most Americans. However, due to the more than two hundred years of black history in the United States, black culture has not only made an indelible contribution to American cultural diversity, but has also become the most important part of American subculture. In addition to black culture, American subcultures also include: Latin culture, that is, the cultures of various countries in South America; indigenous Indian culture; European culture, led by British culture, French culture, and Italian culture; Asian culture, such as Chinese culture, Indian culture, and Korean culture , Japanese culture, etc. These subcultures are already different from the similar cultures in the place where they were born. They have developed differently from the original culture in the new land, but of course, they are still more or less inextricably linked to the original culture.

When talking about black culture, we can first look at the changes in the word "black" in the United States, and we can also see the changes in the status of black people. Originally, when the Negroes were slaves, black people were called "Negro." This word is originally Spanish and means "black". In Spanish, this word is neutral, with neither praise nor derogatory connotations. However, in English, it has become a derogatory word, meaning "nigger". Later, the United States got rid of slavery, and black people gradually gained the status and rights of citizens (this process was quite long and experienced many bloody incidents), and black people were called "Black people." However, as more and more people point out that this word still contains a strong discriminatory meaning (that is, black and white people are all human beings, why do they have to point out their skin color? Just like calling Asians "Yellow people") , we will not feel comfortable.), so there is a new word, "African-American", which refers to black people in the United States, and the literal translation is "African-American" (this usage is also applied to other people. In other words, for example, a Chinese American can be called Chinese-American). Although I occasionally hear people use the word black to describe black people, most people only use African-American. If you are going to refer to black people in a conversation, it is best not to use the first two words, especially negro, which may make people think that you are a racist or a nationalist.

When we talk about black people, what we think of most is probably black music. From Jazz to Rhythm and Blues (R n’B) to Rap, the contribution of black people to American music is really great. In the 1990s, we called rap Rap, but it was all called Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop is not only popular among black people, it is also loved by white people, especially young white people. Rap music is mainly based on speaking, so through the powerful power of the media, the language of black people has also entered the language of young white people. This can also be said to be the best example of the influence of subculture on the main culture.

In fact, strictly speaking, Hip-Hop is a cultural category that emerged as early as the 1970s when hippie culture was declining. Of course, its earlier origins can be traced back to African music, but the emergence of Hip-Hop culture in the 1970s was actually an extension of gang violence, and it included broader content than rap music. In general, Hip-Hop has three aspects: the first is Rap, that is, rap music. The second is breakdancing, that is, street dancing. The last aspect is graffiti art, which is graffiti art.

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Introduction

Hip-Hop is originally a subcultural form with counter-cultural tendencies. Its destructiveness and folk nature are closely related to ours. Pop culture in the traditional sense is the opposite. Not only has it become an important part of mainstream culture, it is also rising, spreading, and developing rapidly.

The reason, a reasonable explanation is: in our increasingly metaphysical era, life and entertainment require more than just touching, innocent, noble and serious, we also need to be funny, innocent and Heartless, dirty and shameless style that dares to despise everything - what I say is true. The main hip-hop participants and audiences are relatively young. Most of them were born around 1980. These people were in middle school in the mid-1990s. Hip-Hoper, who has started to come into contact with hip-hop culture, will grow up as the first generation of Chinese hip-hop. As they grow up, I believe that China’s Hip-Hop culture will become more and more recognized, just like rock music is no longer regarded as alien more than ten years later, just like Japanese comics and video games are gradually emerging. Just like out of the water.

Hip-Hop is a culture and does not refer to a single thing. It doesn’t mean that wearing a big POLO shirt, wearing an APE hat, stepping on DUNK shoes, and hanging a big chain around your neck is Hip-Hop, but more importantly, the spirit.

Hip-Hop

Hip means butt, and Hop means jumping. Hip-Hop music specifically referred to black people in the 1970s and originated from R&B (rhythm and blues), but it is completely different from R&B , a pure dance music that emphasizes D.J. Remix techniques in dance halls. This kind of music was formed in the 1980s due to the addition of Scratch (playing the record intermittently upside down to produce a special effect of friction with the needle) and the unique street-style rhyme and rhetoric of black people. Rap music, so it can be said that Hip-Hop is the predecessor of Rap, but today the two terms are often used interchangeably, but Rap focuses more on rap, while Hip-Hop tends to refer to pop dance music with an obviously strong beat.

Rap

is a word in black slang, equivalent to "talking", originating from the poor black areas of New York. It is characterized by a series of rhymed verses spoken rapidly against a background of mechanical rhythmic sounds. One source of this form is the rapid, rhyming jargon used by radio presenters in the past when introducing records.

Graffiti

Graffiti, in the dictionary, means drawing or writing on a public wall. Today, the traditional spray painting and street forms of graffiti art have had a certain impact on artists around the world.

As a sales tool, early Hip-Hop party promotions always liked to invite graffiti artists to design flyers and posters. But later in the 1980s, Hip-Hop had been widely introduced and accepted by the public. For a period of time, Hip-Hop was not about trafficking culture, nor did it bring in the early graffiti form. Whether it is the special techniques or spray painting techniques in graffiti, it also has an impact on the art form, such as the angry graffiti of the Mexican Revolution. Today, in American cities overrun by gangs, warnings of each other's turf and threats of violence are also communicated through graffiti.

Indien

The abbreviation of independent refers to the fact that the record company to which the artist belongs is an Independent Label. It is not like the five major record companies in the world that have an extremely large distribution network. Make overall designs for singers such as styling and publicity activities. Since Major (i.e. the five major record company systems) can provide artists with the best recording engineers, accompanists and other objective environments and develop complete marketing plans, they often have the ability to transform an ordinary person into The ability to become a big star, and more importantly, the consideration of commercial interests, good artists under major record companies are often forced to sacrifice some ideals and persistence. This is why die-hard rock fans spurn the strong commercial nature of Major and support some Indie record companies that allow artists to produce their own albums and release albums according to their own ideals without doing a lot of commercial promotion. His rap is very emotional and suitable for imitation. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-selling rapper.

The three-person hip-hop band "Kung Fu" from Tianjin has made great achievements since their debut. Before the album was released, they already had two awards on their resume. The hot new faces on TV have even been spotted by a brewery manufacturer and invited them to be the spokesperson for their products. Jay Chou, the so-called "first person in rap", is a talented rapper who takes life as the main axis and combines the opinions and dissatisfaction of young people today with life in unvarnished vernacular, rapping to the end like a barrage of shots. The EP created a buzz as soon as it was released.