潮流兴Hip-Hop，其实所谓 Hip-Hop 是指一种美国街头黑人文化，当中包括音乐、舞蹈、涂鸦、刺青和衣著。在大都会中，我们亦会从电视广告和音乐录影带中接触到这种文化。

据估计HIP HOP是源自美国纽约的黑人社区BRONX，他们将生活上的娱乐发展成为现今多样的HIP - HOP 文化，发挥黑人独有的特质，如节奏感及歌声进而舒缓情绪和消遣。因带有乐观开朗的特质，逐渐慢慢的在全美蔓延开来，进而扩散到全世界；

潮流劲hit的Hip Hop舞有型又好睇，难怪年青人热爱有加，纷纷加入跳舞热潮，但要留意这种舞的动作难度较高，不是人人适合。但如果想对Hip Hop文化有更深入的认识，或想加入跳舞行列；就要留意详细介绍：

Hip-Hop起源于80年代，B.P.M约在90-110拍，中文翻译为嘻哈。 Hip-Hop前生是Rap和一点点的R&B，再加上各种磨片的音效声，属于80年代开始年轻人爱玩的音乐。Hip-Hop舞从字面上来看Hip 是臀部；Hop是单脚跳，Hip-Hop则是轻扭摆臀，可以看出它的出处。Hip-Hop涵有有Rap的饶舌和较R&B复杂的节奏以及电唱机的音效，另外在墙上涂鸦也是Hip-Hop文化的延伸。随意又健康（不磕睡）的party若有Hip-Hop助兴是很容易交上朋友的。

HIP - HOP的组成可分成五个要素：音乐、舞蹈、涂鸦、刺青和衣著。

VOICE ONE:

I'm Doug Johnson.

VOICE TWO:

And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about more hip-hop music artists who are spreading their messages around the world.

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VOICE ONE:

Hip-hop music is popular around the world. Hip-hop artists created their own Declaration of Peace that is recognized by the United Nations.  Socially conscious hip-hop artists spread messages of peace, security, unity, forgiveness and happiness. Often, their songs teach young people about human rights and fighting for their freedoms so they can have a better future.

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DAM is known as the first Palestinian group to sing hip-hop.  Members of the group are Tamer Nafar, his younger brother Suhell and Mahmoud Jreri.  They lived in the poor area of Lod, just outside Tel Aviv. It is a town where both Israeli Jews and Arabs live.

The group's music is influenced by the Israeli and Palestinian conflict as well as social issues that affect people's freedoms.  In an interview with Time Magazine, Tamer Nafar said that the conflict is their life and their window; whatever they see, they write about. They also sing about issues such as terrorism, violence linked to illegal drugs and women's rights. The group sings in Arabic, English and Hebrew.

DAM hopes to teach young people about their history and rights. They tell children not to be influenced by other people, but to learn on their own what is right and what is wrong. Children sing with them on the song Ng'Ayer Bukra, which means Change Tomorrow. The children sing that they want education and the ability to change tomorrow.

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