International Association for Hip Hop Education

The mission of the International Association for Hip Hop Education is to assure the continued worldwide growth and development of hip hop and hip hop education. As a means of advancing its mission, International Association for Hip Hop Education initiates programs which nurture and promote the understanding and appreciation of Hip Hop and its heritage, provide leadership to educators regarding curricula, aesthetics and performance; assists teachers and practitioners with information and resources; and takes an active part in organizing clinics, festivals and symposia at local, regional, national and international levels.

 
Washington City Paper

BEAT SCIENCE: Musicologist William E. Smith dissects hip-hop syllable by syllable.
By Sarah Godfrey

"For a good part of 2001, William E. Smith was holed up in a back room in his parent’s Pennsylvania home, listening to the first verse of Run-DMC’s “Sucker MCs” over and over again—and despairing. With the help of a computer and some music-arranging software, he was trying to break the track down to its most basic elements, hoping that they could help him draw larger conclusions about hip-hop as an art form. "
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previous Categories for hip hop music

 party rap - Grand Master Flash, Sugarhill Gang, Kool Moe Dee, Fresh Prince, Salt n Pepa, LL Cool J, Heavy D, Biz Markie, Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, Dougie Fresh, EPMD, Tone Loc, 2 Live Crew, Naughty By Nature, Da Brat 

conscious rap - KRS One, Public Enemy, Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Poor Righteous Teachers, Eric B. and Rakim, Gang Starr, Leaders of the New School, Brand Nubian, Yo Yo, Tupac Shakur 

gangsta rap - Dr. Dre, Eazy E, NWA, Ice Cube, Ice T, Too Short, Cypress Hill, Warren G, Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls

current categories 

Pop Hip Hop - (Parental & non parental advisory); gangsta 

Puffy Combs, Mase, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, Mystikal, Wyclef, Wu Tang Clan, Nas, Jay-Z, Method Man, Redman, Master P, DMX, Juvenille, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Ja Rule, Nelly, Eve, Missy Elliot, Rah Digga, Outkast, Nelly, Ludacris, Lil John, Cash Money, G-Unit, 50-Cent, Lloyd Banks, Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West 

Underground Hip Hop; Conscious Hip Hop - Roots, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Tribe Called Quest, Fugees, De La Soul, Lauryn Hill, Dead Prez

© Except from Hip Hop As Performance and Ritual, Smith, William E, PhD.
MCing: The art of the microphone controller or master of ceremonies; the MC practices mastery of the verbal arts and can create meaning of any circumstance in lyrical performance.  Knowledge of current as well as historical events, vernacular, and grammatical technique is key to constructing a meaningful rhyme.  The ability to call upon this information spontaneously is the trademark of the underground MC who takes this artform to its highest level in the art of “freestyle” or improvisational rhyming.

 DJing: The art of the turntables; short for disc jockey; hip hop “heads” spend hours at home and in the club perfecting their ability to mix, scratch and “cut” on the turntables.  Knowledge of the equipment, techniques (i.e. rubbing an ice cube on a warped record will smooth out the warp), and the acquisition of an up-to-date collection of the latest singles, is imperative. 

B-Boy: The art of hip hop movement; b-boys practice relentlessly to incorporate basic breakdance movements with individual styles to make an exciting display of physical control, endurance, and agility.  By contorting the body in ways that are extremely difficult and by spinning and sliding across the floor, they are able to develop their own individual poses and movements. 

Graffiti: The art of “tags” and “burners;” artists paint, draw, and/or ink elaborate pictures on various surfaces.  The ideas are created in a sketchbook and converted to whatever surface is preferred.  Historically done in subways on trains or walls, now many graffiti pieces are done on building walls and canvases as murals sponsored by local city governments or art exhibitioners.  “Tags” are names sprayed in an individualistic calligraphic style.  “Burners” are full-fledged artistic masterpieces that use bright colors and imaginative images to depict scenes of urban life.

© Except from Hip Hop As Performance and Ritual, Smith, William E, PhD.
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