Rap music and the development of hip-hop culture in Croatia and around the world

Popularna glazba obilježila je 20. stoljeće. Tehnološki napredak i razvoj masovnih medija pridonijeli su popularizaciji glazbe. Nastaje mnoštvo glazbenih stilova koji se razlikuju po svojim karakteristikama. Jedan od njih je rap glazba koja zajedno s još tri elementa (DJ-ing, grafiti i breakdance) čini hip-hop kulturu. U ovom radu prikazati će se razvoj rap glazbe i hiphop kulture u Hrvatskoj i svijetu s naglaskom na nastanak i ranija razdoblja iste. Hip-hop kultura nastaje u New Yorku 70-ih godina prošlog stoljeća, a njenim začetnicima se smatraju DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash i DJ Hollywood. Postoji mnogo različitih žanrova rap glazbe, a protežu se od old school rapa sve do trapa koji je danas najpopularniji. Breakdance je plesni fenomen koji je sa ulica Bronxa u posljednjih 50 godina dospio u prestižne plesne dvorane i na svjetske pozornice. Crtači grafita su u početku bili smatrani vandalima, a danas se njihovi radovi prodaju za milijune dolara dok im murali krase zidove svjetskih banaka. U Hrvatsku hip-hop kultura dolazi znatno kasnije od pojave u SAD-u ali bez obzira na to postoje vrlo uspješni i talentirani izvođači i umjetnici. Forma rap pjesama slična je formi malešnica, posebice brojalica te se stoga mogu koristiti kao sredstva u nastavi glazbene kulture u primarnom obrazovanju.Popular music marked the 20th century. Technological advances and the development of mass media have contributed to the popularization of music. A multitude of different musical styles have developed over the years. One of them is rap music which together with three other elements (DJing, graffiti and breakdance) constitutes hip-hop culture. This master's thesis will present the development of rap music and hip-hop culture in Croatia and around the world, with an emphasis on its origins and earlier periods. Hip-hop culture originated in New York in the 70s of the last century, and its founders are considered to be DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and DJ Hollywood. There are many different genres of rap music, and they range from old school rap all the way to the trap which is the most popular genre today. Breakdance is a dance phenomenon, originally from the Bronx, that has reached the prestigious dance halls and world stages in the last 50 years. Graffiti artists were initially considered vandals, and today their works sell for millions of dollars while their murals adorn the walls of world banks. In Croatia, hip-hop culture comes much later than its first appearance in the USA, but regardless of that fact, Croatia has many successful and talented performers and artists. The form of rap songs is similar to the form of nursery rhymes especialy counters and therefore they can be used as teaching resoucers in teaching music culture in primary education