Hip-Hop Leaps into World Youth Culture Series: Businessman Naoyuki Yoshizumi Joins Other Tokyo Arcade-Goers in the Popular Game 'Dance Dance Revolution,' Where Players Try to Match the Moves of a Computer-Generated Partner - Who Critiques Their Steps. BY SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI/AP 3) CHRIS JENKINS 4) RAP STAR'S LEGACY: Monsieur Adams, Second from Right, Poses with Fellow Members of His Gang, Called 'Makavelli' after an Album by Late US Rapper Tupac Shakur, Whose Image Adorns Parts of Johannesburg. BY CHRIS JENKINS 5) HIP-HOP OFFSHOOT: A Greek Graffiti Artist Worked outside an Athens Train Station during the City's First Graffiti Festival Last Year, Which Also Featured Hip-Hop Concerts and BMX Bicycle Exhibitions. BY YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Sara Terry, Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor

It's been called "hip-hop nation." But it might be more accurate to refer to it as "hip-hop world."

In the 20 years since hip-hop first made its mark on the American music scene with the hit "Rapper's Delight," by the Sugar Hill Gang, hip-hop has become a phenomenon that is echoing around the world.

Born in the black subculture of America's inner cities, and closely identified with the spoken rhymes of rap, hip-hop is the umbrella term for a lifestyle that embraces music, language, attitude, and dress. And while black artists like Grammy winner Lauryn Hill dominate record sales - hip-hop became the largest selling music in the US last year, outstripping country and …

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Publication information: Article title: Hip-Hop Leaps into World Youth Culture Series: Businessman Naoyuki Yoshizumi Joins Other Tokyo Arcade-Goers in the Popular Game 'Dance Dance Revolution,' Where Players Try to Match the Moves of a Computer-Generated Partner - Who Critiques Their Steps. BY SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI/AP 3) CHRIS JENKINS 4) RAP STAR'S LEGACY: Monsieur Adams, Second from Right, Poses with Fellow Members of His Gang, Called 'Makavelli' after an Album by Late US Rapper Tupac Shakur, Whose Image Adorns Parts of Johannesburg. BY CHRIS JENKINS 5) HIP-HOP OFFSHOOT: A Greek Graffiti Artist Worked outside an Athens Train Station during the City's First Graffiti Festival Last Year, Which Also Featured Hip-Hop Concerts and BMX Bicycle Exhibitions. BY YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS. Contributors: Sara Terry, Science Monitor - Author. Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor. Publication date: May 5, 1999. Page number: 1. © 2009 The Christian Science Publishing Society. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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