MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti: the classic elements of hip-hop, and how LUI FAZO's work connects to them. Tags: hip-hop elements, MCing, breaking, hip-hop culture, LUI FAZO Hip-hop is often described through four classic elements: MCing (rapping), DJing, breaking (breakdancing) and graffiti. Many people add knowledge as a fifth, the idea that the culture is also about learning and sharing what you know. I've lived in a few of those worlds. MCing. Rapping is my main voic

LUI FAZO, Zulu Prince Rashi, on growing up in hip-hop family legacy and the influence of the Tidal Wave Dance Group. Tags: Zulu, hip-hop culture, Tidal Wave Dance Group, family, legacy Before the stage name, there was the family name and the family calling. I'm known in the culture as Zulu Prince Rashi, an original bloodline member of the Universal Zulu Nation, and the direct son of Zulu King Shocka of the Tidal Wave Dance Group. Coming up in that lineage, and starting to per

LUI FAZO explains how breakdancing and choreography influence rhythm, flow and songwriting. Tags: songwriting, flow, breakdancing, choreography, rhythm Rhythm is something you do, not just something you hear. That's the lesson dance keeps teaching me. Dance trains the ear in ways I still rely on: Counting in eights. Choreography lives in counts. That habit makes me pay attention to where a line lands in the bar, and where the pause sits. Accents and hits. A good dancer hits t

LUI FAZO on collaboration in music, art and content creation, and why working with other artists is central to hip-hop culture. Tags: collaboration, hip-hop, music, art, content creation Hip-hop has always been a team sport. The culture was built by crews, cyphers and communities sharing ideas. That's why collaboration is central to how I work. I've had the chance to collaborate in music, art and content creation with names including DDG, Fat Joe, Cal Boy, Lil Kemo The Bop Ki