Popular Culture Forms

Hip‐hop denotes a mainstream subculture comprised of rap music (whose lyrics are performed by rappers or MCs), breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti art. Hip‐hop fashion and vernacular are embedded within these four elements to varying degrees. Emerging from New York City in the 1970s, hip‐hop has diffused around the world and been reconfigured to suit various contexts. Hip‐hop is among the most significant forms of popular culture of the late twentieth and early twenty‐first centuries, influencing – on a global scale – music, movies, comedy, theater, dance, art, graphic design, advertising, fashion, politics, education, and speech

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