Graffiti is understood as a visual expression of rap music, just as breaking is viewed as a physical expression. Furthermore, hip-hop has provided a platform for graffiti artists to gain ...

Taking a brief look back at the genre, hip-hop was born from the competitive spirit of MCs going bar-for-bar at block parties ...

At the same event, people began to improvise rhymes over DJ Kool Herc’s music, creating rap, an acronym for rhythm and poetry. In addition to music, hip-hop encompasses artistic expressions through ...

It does have plenty of rap music in it, but it’s primarily a movie about bombing, a.k.a graffiti art. There’s also breakdancing in it, and honestly, if you were to ask me what hip-hop actually ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

while films like “Beat Street” and “Breakin’” showcased the features and tenets of hip-hop culture: DJing, rapping, graffiti, breaking and knowledge of self — cementing its cultural ...