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Elements Of Hip Hop 

1. Bboying
2. MCing
3. Graffiti
4. DJing
5. Knowledge, Culture and Overstanding

There are lesser elements of hip hop including Fashion, Promoting, Beatboxing, Funkstyles, Flyer-Making, and many others. However, these are often debated as to whether they are hip hop ELEMENTS, or simply a part of hip hop culture.
The Universal Zulu Nation spreads the word of peace, love, unity, and having fun through the many Elements of Hip Hop culture.
Elements Of Hip Hop by MrSander7x January 11, 2009
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As American as Hot Dogs and Hip Hop 

Derived from the phrase "As American as hot dogs and apple pie". Both hotdogs and Hip Hop were originated in America, Hip Hop started in the South Bronx.
Once there was a street artist who got busted by a cop. The intricate graffiti was displaying George W. Bush as a mass murderer, with a chainsaw, attacking cripples and little nerd children. And then the cop went ape shit. Or... pig shit.
Cop: This is filthy! Like a wall of... turds! Filthy! You're bashing The Dubbya.
Graf Writer: Its symbolic. It shows Bush killing all the innocents... with this war that cousin-fucking hillbilly started.
Cop: You little... spraypaintin'... turd! You are Un-American!! Bashin' the Dubbya!
Graf Writer: I'm as American as hot dogs and Hip Hop.

King of Hip Hop 

The undisputed champion of all things hip hop. The King of Hip Hop is on the forefront of cutting edge urban music. This includes rap, R&B, ghetto bang, Brazilian Folk, traditional get down boogie from The Crick down by Scranton, and old school vinyl chips. The amount of knowledge that the King of Hip Hop possesses transcends any and all other knowledge that anyone may have or even claim to have.
Carl G has proven himself to be the King of Hip Hop with his worldly experience and DJ prowess.
King of Hip Hop by dbergeron January 13, 2011

Hardcore Hip Hop 

Also known as "Reality Hip Hop", because these rappers don't stoop in the fictional world of unlimited women & money like other rappers. Instead they very poetic in their lyrics and have deep meaning about the hood, however their very few because of coporation & money.
Hardcore Hip Hop artist include:

Army of the Pharaohs
Big Daddy Kane
Big Pun
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Boogie Down Productions
Boo-Yaa TRIBE
Brotha Lynch Hung
Canibus
Cypress Hill
Da Lench Mob
D-Block
DMX
Esham
EPMD
The Game (starting to get a big head)
Geto Boys
The Gravediggaz
Ice Cube
Ice-T
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jeru the Damaja
Kool G Rap
KRS-One
Lords of the Underground
Mack 10
MC Breed
M.O.B.
Mobb Deep (until they signed with G-Unit)
Notorious B.I.G.
Nas
Niggaz With Attitude
Onyx
Paris
Public Enemy
Scarface
Slick Rick
Styles P
Redman
Tech N9ne
Three 6 Mafia
Too $hort (?)
Tupac Shakur
WC
Wu-Tang Clan

underground hip hop 

A non commerical genre of rap music that
actually in my opinion has more originality and talent than most commercialized shit on TV. The Deftinitive Jux label is a fine example
of oiginal hip hop, if ya havent checked out that label, type up www.definitivejux.com.
Mr. Lif is an underground rapper that express politics, and society issues in
an intense, intellegent lyrical discharge.
underground hip hop by x9 May 13, 2005

Aussie Hip Hop

Parralel to American Hip Hop although the lyrics embrace elements of Australian culture and politics. MC's rap in Australian ascent with less emphasis on 'bling' and 'Booty' etc
The Herd are a dope aussie hip hop band.
Aussie Hip Hop by Adam Moore November 8, 2006

Desi Hip Hop

Hip Hop Music that combines East Indian and South East Asian types sounds. Hip Hop Music made by Desi artists who acknowledge their Eastern roots in their Music.
Desi Hip Hop Artist: Punjabi M.C., Apache Indian, Blitzkrieg, Kat Eyez, Bohemia, Kidd Skilly, Roach Killa, Rishi Risky Raj, Pakman, Sonny Brown, J-Hind, Kamala Punjabi, G-Deep, Nivla, Pakarmz, J-Nas.