What is the etymology of hip-hop?

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What's the etymology of hip-hop?

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There are various theories about this.

The most persuasive theory among them is that a music writer, in an interview, introduced music that used rap techniques using the name “hip-hop.”

Perhaps it has always been inevitable for media to put things into words when introducing new content, no matter the era.

At the time, the lyric “Hip♪ Hip♪ Hop〜♪” was popular among rappers.

Perhaps it was The Sugarhill Gang, now considered legendary, that had an influence?

By the way, here’s the original source:

As a disco standard, it builds its beat based on Chic’s “Good Times.”

At the time, even the most cutting-edge artists were reportedly confused by the term “hip-hop” at first.

And now, it’s become commonplace for artists themselves to present their work as “hip-hop.”

A DJ prepares two copies of the same record, alternates a favorite phrase between them to build a breakbeat, and a rapper lays their rap over it.

Gathered in the square,A game we all came up with to the rhythm of the musicDoing so later became a part of street culture and had a significant influence on dance, fashion, and more.

Of course, the artists who were there at the birth of old-school hip hop never intended it that way.

Hip-hop as a culture

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Next, I’d like to briefly touch on the structure of hip-hop culture.

Hip-hop is simply made up of four elements.

MC (Master of Ceremonies)

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An MC, often referred to as a rapper.

He often served as the host of parties, and he came to be called by that name.

You’ll be expected to rhyme and spit (rap).

It’s been called things like 'prosody,' 'rhythmic oratory,' and 'street slang.'

DJ (disc jockey)

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Kool Herc, a Jamaican immigrant active in the Bronx, New York, in 1973, is known as a pioneer of hip-hop DJing.

Techniques such as breakbeats and scratching, discovered by Kool Herc, became established, enhancing the originality of hip-hop DJs.

Breakin’ (breakdance)

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Breakdancing is a style of street dance that developed in the 1970s in New York’s Bronx among African American and Latino youth.

Also, at the suggestion of Afrika Bambaataa, breakdance battles were used instead of shootouts to calm gang conflicts.

These events are said to have fostered the development of breakdancing.

Graffiti (aerosol art)

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It is said to have begun in New York in the 1970s, starting with people using spray paint and felt-tip pens to make graffiti on walls and trains.

Exactly—that’s rooted in the graffiti culture that existed within hip-hop culture.

In the 1980s, a small number of graffiti practitioners attracted attention as avant-garde artists.

It had existed in the United States beforehand, but it became known to the world through early figures like Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Though simple, these four major elements formed the culture that constitutes hip-hop culture.

Lastly

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There are many interesting specialized terms, rules, and manners within hip-hop culture.

I'm still learning too, but as I write this article, I find it so compelling that I end up doing a lot of research.

If there’s more demand on this site, I’d like to gradually start touching on hip-hop.

I’m thinking of writing articles that even people other than B-Boys can enjoy.