Rap Vs Poetry

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term MC, or Master of Ceremonies, was associated with rappers.
Break dancing actually originated a few years prior to DJ Afrika Bambataa. Break dancers (B-Boys and B-Girls), would dance during the breaks in the music while steady beats were played. Eventually rap and break dancing united and hip hop began.
The area in which hip hop first became a popular music was the Bronx. The Bronx is often labeled as the birthplace of hip hop. In its early stages hip hop was mostly a black and hispanic thing. As hip hop has evolved over the past 20 some odd years its
n base has dramatically broadened. Not only has its area of influence broadened, but the race and ethnicities of hip hop lovers have also.
If you go to a hip hop concert nowadays you will almost always see a mixture of races. Groups such as A Tribe Called Quest, and The Roots welcome this ethnic mixing in their music. On the contrary, most �gangster rappers� do not promote this mixture. Th
preach about racial tension, ...

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