Part I: Origins of Hip-hop 嘻哈文化起源

    Hip-hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban (primarily, but not entirely, African American) youth in the United States, but has since ① spread around the world. The four main elements of Hip-hop are: emceeing, deejaying, graffiti art, and breakdancing. The term has since come to be a euphemism for rap music to much of mainstream audiences; they are not, however, interchangeable, rapping (emceeing) is the vocal expression of lyrics ② in sync to a rhythm beneath it.

    嘻哈这种活动源于美国年青人(主要来自美国黑人，但并不完全来自于他们)，并由此蔓延至全世界。嘻哈的四个主要元素是：说唱，DJ，涂鸦艺术和街舞。后来，这个词变成了饶舌乐的委婉语，当时过种音乐极受年青人的追捧，但是这两个词却不可以混为一谈，因为饶舌乐(说唱乐)是在音乐的伴奏下，口中念着歌词的一种音乐 ......