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Wisner, Heather. "Crash Course: Hip Hop." Dance Magazine 81.10 (2007): 82-85. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 Dec. 2010. This article discusses the finer points of one of the four elements of hip hop, breakdancing. It talks about how the art is being watered down and how to truely commit to dancing. It tells about all of the methods inside of dancing, such as popping, locking, etc.

"The Origins of Hip-Hop." Skipping Stones 14.5 (2002): 26. Primary Search. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Talks about how hip hop was born and how it got started. Also says how it progressed throughout time on how it is kept alive today. Talks about how it is also a dance type of music. It was created to put disco out and that no one liked disco. They thought it was for rich people that liked dancing.

"The Origins of Hip-Hop." Skipping Stones 14.5 (2002): 26. Primary Search. EBSCO. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. This article talks about the connections between Hip Hop and ancient cultural qualities of African peoples. It also talks about the rise of Hip Hop through the ranks of the musi world, starting out as a phase and growing into the juggernaut that it is today

Alridge, Derrick P., and James B. Stewart. "Introduction: Hip Hop in History: Past, Present, and Future." Journal of African American History 90.3 (2005): 190-195. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. Hip Hop has evolved into a great thing to this day. There are different branches of hip hop which is disc jockeying, break dancing, graffiti art, and rapping. In the early to mid-70s is when the ideas of hip hop came about. It is a way of speaking to the youth in a language that they can understand and relate to.