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Check out my latest article (in collaboration with Mike Ipiotis) at UnderstandingMedia.com about the empowering aspects of hip hop that are not represented in the media:
Understand Media -> Articles -> The Fifth Element of Hip Hop by Antonio Lopez and Mike Ipiotis:
Because hip hop is badly represented in media, it is necessary to present an alternative perspective that reflects its grassroots origins. Moreover, hip hop in its activist form should be leveraged to encourage students to engage media critically. The hip hop community is composed of four major elements: writers (”graffiti” artists), DJs (turntabalists), B Boys and B Girls (break dancers) and MCs (rappers/poets). Equally vital but not always recognizable is the fifth element, the element of “building” (raising consciousness). In hip hop all these elements work together cohesively, like when someone wants to throw a “jam” or party. The graf artist makes the flier, the DJ provides the beats, the MC creates the context and narration and B Boys rock the house.
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