Book Review

Book Title : Hip-Hop Perlawanan dari Ghetto

Author : Afrika Bambaataa & His Brothas
Publisher : Alinea, Yogyakarta 2005
Bold Books : 240 pages

Afrika Bambaataa was born with the name of Kevin Donovan on 10 April 1960 in the South Bronx, New York. For more than 30 years, Bambaataa has proven success to hip-hop revolution. He is also very affecting scene electric / dance and help the culture of the more advanced nowadays. During its early years, play a musical instrument Bam trumpet and piano. Ago he became leader one of the most group in New York the Black Spades. At 1976, he began to expand hobbies in music, from rock to R & B, from mainstream to underground. DJ Afrika Bambaataa became famous in the Bronx in 1977.

"Hip-hop culture means the entire movement. When you talk concerning rap, then rap is part of hip-hop culture. Rap is MC-ing. DJ-ing is part of hip-hop culture. Breakdancing, b-boys, b-girls, your act, walk, top, and talk is all part of hip-hop culture. Hip-hop music is made of people-black, brown, yellow, red, made from any grant that the spirit of " it is the definition of hiphop is said Afrika Bambaataa. Hip-hop...chemical elements that come from Jamaica. That definition is said DJ Kool Herc a DJ who came from Jamaica. Davey D a hip-hop historian, journalist, DJ and activist social says "hip-hop that is a form of art that include DJ-ing (cuttin 'and scratchin'), MC-ing or rappin ', breakdancing, and graffiti art." As we know at this time that hip-hop scene comes from the South Bronx, New York around the mid-1970s. Hip-hop culture with the same movement. Elements in hip-hop culture is rap (MC-ing), DJ-ing, breakin', and graffiti that is currently known as the 4 elements of hip-hop.

Graffiti


Breakin' (b-boys / b-girls)

DJ (turntablelism)

MC (rappin)

This book has many definitions of culture hip-hop. Be discussed about the origin of hip-hop began to appear, anything about hip-hop culture, history and the emergence of graffiti breakin’ and to become part of hip-hop culture. This book is very well read by anybody, children, adolescents, parents, they who wish to dive in the world hip-hop. This book is also erasing views of those who say that hip-hop music is one of the class, only for the bourgeoisie, and those who move in it must have a bling-bling (necklace, ring, earrings or other accessories body shimmer from the jewel diamond, gold, or any high value). This book also provides a description of those who discriminate of this music genre to become musicians who are able.