The connotation of “Hip-Hop” has changed drastically over the years. When people hear this nowadays, the first thing that comes to their mind is rapping, swearing, drugs, violence, dancing, etc. Except you can't argue that they are all those things, not when they originated anyway. Hip-hop is a culture, a culture whose beauty has been forgotten by our world today. When hip hop originated, it was defined as "a collection of expressions in vocalization, instrumentation, dance, and the visual arts." (Herc) More specifically, hip hop consists of the elements graffiti, break dancing, DJing and mcing (now called rap). Hip hop creates a lifestyle with its own musical form, language and way of dressing. More importantly, hip hop establishes a mindset that over the past few decades, as hip hop culture has evolved, has begun to have a lot of influence in our society. Nowadays big artists can control their audiences to a certain extent and some people argue that this is leading to higher crime and violence rates. However, it is important to recognize how hip hop is benefiting our society. The songs have much deeper lyrical meanings than people realize, it's not just drugs, crime and violence. Hip hop connects our youth and gives them a sense of belonging and opens many doors for them in today's society. The good definitely outweighs the bad. To understand the changes that Hip Hop culture has overcome and how it functions in our society, it is important to understand the origin and background of Hip Hop. A key man who is given a lot of credit is DJ Kool Herc, who with the help of a few other people, gave birth to Hip-Hop culture in the South Bronx. In 1965, Herc moved from Jamaica to an area of ​​New York known as the Western Bronx. Herc's original style incorporated a lot of Jamaican style, but he had not yet been introduced to reggae. Later, in the 1970s, this dance form was born in the Bronx. Any song that people listen to today can be reduced to a simple repeating pattern, that's what gives it the rhythm. The DJs repeated these patterns over and over and then a beat emerged that you could dance to. This is known as breakbeat (today it is becoming another musical genre). “Break dance” takes its name from this concept; the breakbeat gives dancers a constant rhythm to move towards. Unlike any other dance performance that takes place on the street, break dancing is very different. Break dancing is a way to express your character by performing various types of moves. This type of dance was not performed alone when it came into being, but it evolved as more and more people began to take an interest in it. Typically, a lead dancer would make a move by performing a segment of his or her dance, the next dancer would understand that move and respond to it creatively. Just like graffiti, this type of dance was very unique to all who participated. When break dancing was born, the aim was to be fast and determined. The first to participate in this form of dance were young people and members of street gangs. It became more widespread later, but boys and people within their gangs used this form to "fight" each other. This dance served as a substitute for physical violence in the 1970s. Nowadays, we know them by name