Hip Hop is a cultural movement formed during the '70s among African American and Latino youths residing in the South Bronx in NYC. It became popular outside of those communities in the '80s and by the 2010s became the most listened-to musical genre in the world and a major contributor to U.S. GDP and soft-power. It is characterized by four distinct elements, all of which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap music (oral), turntablism or DJing (aural), b-boying (physical) and graffiti art (visual).
Kool Herc is credited as the "father" of hip hop. DJ Afrika Bambaataa of the hip hop collective Zulu Nation outlined the pillars of hip hop culture, and Grandmaster Flash of the Furious Five was among the 1st hip hop acts inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.