The 4 Elements

DJing, Bboying, MCing, and Graffiti Writing

Objectives

After completing this assignment, students should be able to

• Summarize the major points made in both videos
• Identify each of the four elements
• Identify the element that is sometimes called “breakdancing”
• Identify the performer (active in the 1950s and 1960s as well as the ’70s) who is seen as the godfather of hip-hop culture
• Identify the DJ who is credited with inventing the method of playing two copies of the same record on twin turntables in order to isolate and re-play the record’s “break”

View

• The 4 Pillars Of Hip-Hop feat. KRS One (youtube.com)
• KRS One Sound of The Police/Hip Hop vs. Rap Live (youtube.com)

Quiz

• The Four Elements