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Hip Hop originally stemmed from the American street art of B-Boying – more commonly known as Breakdancing, it also has roots in MC ing, and DJing.
Born out of the frustrations of the black african American, Afro-Caribbean inhabitants of areas in New York It serves to show musical commitment to help the emacipation of these communities from oppressive social conditions.
Hip hop is not just about music, it also centres around DJing MCing, Street Grafitti and Breaking. These are known as the five pillars of hip hop as stated by Afrika Bambaataa.
Since first imerging from the south Bronx it has spread rapidly around the world and Hip hop and R&B music is the most popular form of music in current circulation.
Beatbox is another form of improvisation that stems from hip hop. The art of accuratley producing the functions of a electronic drum machine using only ones mouth. Impressive in live form, but done badly it can be a cringeworthy experience.

A girl once approached me in a club bright eyed and bushy tailed and told me the following joke:-

“you know all this stuff in the papers about Computer games affecting the new generation of youngsters growing up to be hardened against violence and more likely to commit violent crime? – well when i was growing up, all i had to play was Pacman, and look how i turned out, Pac man never affected me, i mean, its not like i hang out in darkened rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music now is it?”

An amusing joke.

Clubs are evolving however, i went out a few weeks ago and things have changed, its seems not cool to dance anymore, kids just hang out in groups standing round looking for a reason to sneer at someone, its a case of being seen in the right circles wearing the right clothes rather than going out and having a good time.

Things should change and it starts here.. its down to you ye reader of the blog.