Table of Contents
Introduction
History
Graffiti
Dj'ing
Breaking
Rap
Knowledge
Hiphop around the world
Mainstream and underground Hiphop

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Introduction
Hiphop is not just rap music, and it’s definately not only about the platinum selling stars figuring in mass media. It is a culture, often defined by its four elements of expression: writing (graffiti), breaking (b-boying/b-girling) dj’ing and mc’ing (rap). In addition there is the fifth element: Knowledge. Knowledge of self, of your community and your heritage – Knowledge of your self in relation to the Universe. Hiphop is a way of life, it is a way of finding your path in life. Hiphop is a dynamic and multilayered culture, not monolithic in any way. It is underground and mainstream, local and global, spiritual and carnal. It is in the streets, in the schoolyards, in the academy and in small clubs all over the world as well as in the music industry and mass media. You can make hiphop your own, but you cannot own it. As KRS One says: “you are hiphop.”