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"How are gangs related to hip hop?." //Hip Hop//. Web. 13 Aug. 2012. .

Fact 1- Rap comes from the 1960's slang word for conversation

Fact 2- Rap is a type of street poetry

Fact 3- The word Hip-Hop was introduced in a song by Sugar Hill Gang

Fact 4- The song was called Rappers Delight

Fact 5- "Gangsta Rap" is the kind of rap that is the most controversial

Fact 6- Began with the urban youth

Fact 7- Started in New York

Fact 8- There are five elements to Hip Hop

Fact 9- They are MCing, DJing, graffiti art, and breakdancing

 Fact 10-  Some people consider that beatboxing is a fifth element

Fact 11- Hip Hop is a synonym for rap music audiances

Fact 12- Hip Hop and rap is not the same though

Fact 13- Rap is a vocal expression to show how people live

Fact 14- Hip hop was developed in the 1970's

Fact 15- Hip Hop was developed as a conscious alternative