Portal:Hip hop/Intro

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Hip hop refers to both a culture and the music that stems forth from that culture. The musical style began in 1970s New York City with the innovations of such pioneers as Kool DJ Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Grandwizard Theodore, Grandmaster Caz, Afrika Bambaataa, and DJ Hollywood. Notable elements of the culture are rapping, DJing/production, graffiti, breakdancing, and beatboxing.