This chapter discusses the four key pillars of hip hop: the DJ, the MC, the B boys and B girls, and graffiti. It explains how the MC, once a master of ceremonies, evolved into rappers with witty lyrics. It also mentions the significance of graffiti as an art form in New York City.
From Japan to South Korea, from China to Taiwan, family structures are becoming less traditional. More premarital cohabitation, single parenthood and two-income households are influencing demographics—with worrying consequences. And we pay tribute to 50 years of hip-hop. The New York-born genre is taking the world by storm, and picking up new influences along the way (9:22).
Additional music “HIP-HOP” courtesy of RayZa.
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