Underground Hip hop is an umbrella term for Hip hop music outside the general commercial standard. It is often characterized by having more socially conscious, positive, or anti-commercial lyrics than the mainstream; however, there is no unifying or universal theme. Many artists produce music that celebrates the fundamental elements or pillars of Hip Hop culture: graffiti, b-boying, DJing, and MCing.
ELEMENTS OF HIP-HOP
There are four Basic elements of Hip-Hop;
1. DJing- It was a DJ who created this whole thing called Hip-Hop. Traditionally, a DJ will use two turntables simultaneously. These are connected to a DJ mixer, an amplifier, speakers, and various other pieces of electronic music equipment. The DJ will then perform various tricks between the two albums currently in rotation using the above listed methods. The result is a unique sound created by the seemingly combined sound of two separate songs into one song.
2. Emceeing- Emceeing is one of the central elements of hip hop music and culture. The term MC which means “Master of Ceremony” was first used by Melle Mel, a rapper with The Furious Five. Emceeing is also called rapping though most MCs find it disrespectful to be called rappers.
3. Graffiti- Graffiti is recognized as a visual expression of Hip-Hop music, just as breakdancing is viewed as a physical expression. The relationship between graffiti and hip hop culture arises both from early graffiti artists practicing other aspects of hip hop, and its being practiced in areas where other elements of hip hop were evolving as art forms.
4. Breakdancing- Breakdancing, also breaking or B-boying, is a dynamic style of dance which developed as part of the hip hop culture. The "B" in B-boy stands for break, as in break-boy (or girl). It was common during the 1980s to see a group of people with a radio on a playground, basketball court, or sidewalk performing a B-boy show for a large audience.
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