whether it's black soul songs, soul music, rhythm and blues or "rhythm and blues" [that is what we call R&; (b) Rock music, even jazz itself, can be traced back to black music from Africa. (p) Blues is a kind of vocal music and instrumental music based on pentatonic scale, and its other feature is its special harmony. Bruce originated from hymns, hymns, labor songs, shouts and carols of black slaves in the United States in the past. The "Voice of Blues" and Qiying's singing style used in Bruce show its West African origin. Blues had a great influence on American and western pop music. Ragtime, jazz, big bands, rhythm and blues, rock music, country music and ordinary pop songs, and even modern classical music all contained blues elements or developed from blues. [1] This word is often used to describe melancholy in poetry.
the word Blues (English: blue, blue) has the same meaning as "Blue devils", meaning low-key, sad and melancholy. As early as 1798, George Coleman wrote a farce called "The Blue Devil, a farce". In the 19th century, the word was used to mean tremors, delirium and policemen. The application of this word in African-American music may be older. Memphis Blues by William Christopher Handy in Memphis in 1912 is the earliest written record of this word in music.
Hip-hop:
Hip-hop is rooted in the improvement of the overall economic situation in the United States in the early 197s. Blacks who have always been discriminated against finally gained their social status and established their own communities. But for blacks, discrimination still exists, and poverty still oppresses them deeply. If they want to change their living conditions, they must use their natural capital. Blacks have two great talents: one is sports. Second, music. From jazz to rock and roll, now it is RAP. The easiest way for a black man to get ahead is to play basketball, otherwise it is to engage in music. The definition of Hip-Hop is also composed of five parts, namely: music, dance, graffiti, tattoos and clothing. Their appearance is not a one-day event, but gradually formed in the long development process, and established the genre of hip in the 197s.
Before we mention the history of Hip-Hop, we should know that these four parts are indispensable in Hip-Hop culture, and among them, D.J. and M.C. are the most closely related to music. D.J. and M.C. are partners who work together. A good D.J. can play some simple music rhythms with two record players and two Beat records. At this time, there will be two kinds of people who will react immediately, one is M.C., and the other is Dancer. M.C.' s mouth began to read out the Rap he thought, mostly expressing dissatisfaction or talking about some trivial things in daily life. Dancer, on the other hand, began to express the dance he wanted to say with his body. Needless to say, I just want to explain Graffti. I think if you learn to draw, you must really want passers-by to appreciate your work, right? Graffti Art (that is, painting on the wall of the street or the carriage of the train ...) is the expression of this mentality.
Hip-Hop
Among the poor working-class black people in new york in the late 197s and early 198s. It brings together African music, American music and artistic culture. Hip-Hop is a kind of street culture composed of many elements, including music, dance, rap, DJ technology, costumes, graffiti and so on. At the beginning, Hip-Hop culture was composed of four elements: DJ, MC, StreetDance and Graffiti. Hip-Hop in this period was called Old School Hip-Hop.
when Hip-Hop became a hit in the 199s, many different styles sprouted in the New School era. Hip-Hop is not only the music produced in the urban black slums, but also the voice representing the urban black poor. Rap musicians began to describe the hard life of themselves or people around them.
the word "Hip-Hop" is a new genre of music. Since its appearance, it has not only represented a single music category, but also developed into a synonym for a new lifestyle at the turn of the century in 2, including music, clothing and behavior. It is called street culture! In the whole Hip-Hop culture, clothing is the most brilliant part. Typical dress includes: a wide T-shirt with exaggerated Logo, similarly wide slacks or sweatpants with side zippers, basketball shoes or checkered shoes, golf caps or baseball net caps, headscarves of various styles, and hair dyed into different colors or braided into pigtails. And the corresponding accessories are: tattoos, silver earrings or nose rings, sunglasses, MD walkman or MP3, skateboards, backpacks and so on. Together, these sporadic clothes form the Hip-Hop fashion that has been popular in the United States for 2 years. Hip-Hop is a street culture and an attitude towards life. He has a close relationship with extreme sports such as skateboarding and BMX, which are also street cultures.
Hip-Hop people have the same behavior. Even if they don't know each other, you can accurately judge from their appearance. Hip-Hop is twenty years old! From the early 198s to the year 2, from the Old school to the New school, no one liked to scratch records and everyone was crazy about street music. The impact of this culture on the world was beyond people's imagination. In the past twenty years, Hip-Hop culture has taken root in the United States, successfully combining entertainment, business, music and even politics. It is an independent and colorful group consciousness, and it is a solid and irreplaceable cultural form. It is not just "black music" that we often talk about, nor is it just "Check it out" with gestures, nor is it just pop singers playing blues. Hip-Hop culture is Hip-Hop culture, which has the same personality and emotional image as people. Simply put, Hip-Hop has four important components.
B-BOY
In fact, the beginning of b-boy (Breaking Popping Locking) had already existed as early as 1983. At that time, we called it "break dancing". However, at present, this kind of foreign culture can only be called as a kind of "popularity" in China, so it can't be continued so far, and at that time, information was limited, and not many people could really understand this culture. Because of this, this kind of article could not be taught to the next generation perfectly, so in 1987, it broke into a state of decline and even became an outdated popular topic. "Break dancing" is of course a kind of culture abroad, but it has become history in a few years in China.
although Breaking stopped for a while, many new dance groups appeared in the late 198s and early 199s (at this time, the Old School has gradually formed the New School). In fact, the types of dances at this stage in China have not been clearly divided, and fewer people play floor Breaking, but mainly Locking and Poping. At this time, the source of information is Japan. In the mid-199s, New School flourished, and there were many people in Oldschool, but not many people really sustained it. During this period, almost all of them were old faces. It was not until the late 199s that the trend of "street dance" flourished, which once again attracted the attention of the media.
Hip-hop dance is a vigorous dance, full of movement and large range of movements, which requires dancers to be in good health. Actions such as one-handed handstand, forward roll, windmill turn, back spin, etc. are performances with high difficulty coefficient. stomp the yard must maintain sufficient physical support and have strong will and courage.
Graffiti
In black movies, we often see some grotesque characters painted on the subway and even outside the train, that is, spray painting and graffiti. These brightly colored patterns represent the painter's position on himself or his views and phenomena on society. However, it is not simple to use spray paint bottles. Real spray painters use spray paint bottles as brushes to paint on walls, floors and other places where paintings could not have appeared. Famous spray painters can also combine with clothing to set off the fashion of clothing. According to the different styles, fonts and colors, spray painters all over the world set up their own cultures and worlds, which is in line with the unique and unrepeatable spirit of Hip-Hop.
Graffiti teenagers paint on the wall with spray paint to express their ideas or gangs to divide the territory; Originated in the late 196s, it has gradually become a street art.
Graffiti teenagers hold graffiti competitions with each other, and whoever has more works is famous. They "painted" their names or pen names in conspicuous places in all possible public places to show their contempt for adult authority. They play hide-and-seek with the police with spray guns filled with paints, which are often stolen.
They daubed mysterious sentences, rude skulls, faces with original masks and obscene gestures in children's games on the walls of the city. Graffiti works are visual rap and jazz, and they are original contributions to visual arts. As an extension of the popular concept, graffiti artists have produced a large number of sketches, printed matter, oil paintings, sculptures, murals, T-shirts, buttons and flags.
in p>21, fashion designers invariably learned from Hip-Hop pop culture, and they could find black-and-white or colorful graffiti works from clothes, skirts, high heels and handbags.
DJ
DJ undoubtedly plays a very important role in the field of Hip-Hop Because both B-Boy and MC need DJ to assist them, otherwise they are blind.
in 1967, in the United States, a legendary figure who immigrated from Kingston, Jamaica, to Bronx, new york, USA, was called Kool Herl. At that time, he was the first to put two turntable and a mixer together, and created a unique "scratch" action. So at that time, it attracted many people to enjoy his performance on the street. However, he unfortunately lost his hands in a bar fight, and Herl, known as "The founding Father of Hip Hop", had to stop performing and quit the music scene. Subsequently, more DJs became famous one after another, such as Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Master Flash, etc. They put their own DJ ideas and advanced skills into music production, resulting in dance music that was popular all over the streets at that time, such as Plant Rock, The Message, etc.
So the development of DJ is not just a skill of mixing or scratch. In the trend of recent years, DJ has crossed into the field of music production, and many of them are personally producers, such as the band Pete Rock &; C.L. Smooth, Pete Rock is the DJ and producer of the band, and so is DJ Premier of Gangstarr. The role of domestic DJ has not been taken seriously, because the domestic music industry thinks that DJ has no formal musical literacy, so his works can't be put on the table; But in any case, DJ's own ideas and advanced skills are "beliefs" that deserve to be continued with hunger.
in the impression of ordinary people, a common "DJ" often swipes a vinyl record (LP) with his hand on the turntable, and switches repeatedly with his other hand on the CROSS FADER (which controls the sound of the left and right turntables) on the mixer. In fact, the correct name of this action is "Scratch". Scratch is a kind of combination that is similar to singing in rhythm or in a song, and then increases its variability. However, there is not only "scratch", but also a technique of using two identical or different records to make changes at a certain rhythm, and this technique is called "Battle". These two techniques are commonly used in "Hip-Hop DJ". However, in "scratch" and "battle", there is no certain norm, and each DJ has his own style. In fact, they have been popular abroad for more than 2 years, and they have become a special culture, and there are also some large and small competitions, among which there is a highly credible competition called "DMC". It originated in the early 198s, when a group of DJ clubs (similar to guilds) who loved music were called "DJ Mix Club". Up to now, D.M.C has held competitions in almost all parts of the world (America, Britain, Canada, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, etc.). Then the champions from each region will compete together to win the world championship (similar to the Olympic competition mode). In the competition, every DJ always shows his best and latest skills in the competition. There are also many well-known DJs in D.M.C, such as "Mixmaster Mike", "Q-Bear" and "DJ Tommy" in Hong Kong and so on. At present, this type of DJ has always existed in China, but the space for their development is too small, and the number of people involved is relatively less and less. So no matter what kind of DJ, without the support of a group, it is impossible for them to develop and finally form a new culture.
MC
MC is the person who can drive the atmosphere most, but this is not necessarily black. The original meaning of "MC" is Micphone Controller, that is, the person who controls the microphone. Therefore, many rappers will add "MC" to their stage names, such as MC Hammer, who was famous a few years ago. After years of inheritance, today's MC needs to have various abilities, such as being able to drive the atmosphere, being able to host, RAP and rap freely. He is not only a performer, but also a messenger of Hip-Hop culture. Therefore, from the content and form of his performances, he can be divided into different fields and factions, such as East Coast, West Coast and Non-mainstream. Of course, a person with distinct personality