
Hip hop is a culture and art form that has been present since the 1970s. Hip hop music is made up of four elements: Rapping, DJing, breaking, and graffiti. Hip hop is said to have developed as way for people in low income neighborhoods to describe their harsh surroundings and express their deep emotions through music and poetry. Hip hop is not just a genre of music, but rather a culture with its own language, art, clothing styles, and subcultures. The hip hop culture was born in the South Bronx of New York City in the 1970s.