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How is hip hop defined?

Hip hop culture, also known as hip-hop is a broad and diverse global art movement that includes various creative and artistic aspects including:

* Rapping, "the musical expression that consists of rhythmic speech that is delivered in poetic or storytelling fashion"

* DJing (turntablism),"the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music via record players and DJ mixers (mixing)"

* Breakdancing (B-boying/B-girling), "an athletic style of street dance originating from Bronx, New York City which includes acrobatic moves along with ground and power moves requiring balance and strength"

* Graffiti painting, an artistic subculture, including writing styles such as tagging, throw-ups, and large-scale murals"

* Beatboxing, "the art of producing musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice"

* Hip hop fashion, a distinctive style of dress originating from hip hop, which includes various items like baggy pants, hooded sweatshirts, tracksuits, baseball caps, sneakers, gold jewelry, etc.

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