Throwback Thursday: Beat Boxing is like the 6th Element of Hip Hop, Right?

I’m scratching my head right now.
How is beat boxing not an element of hip hop?
For those that don’t know, the 5 elements of hip hop are:
Emcee
DJing
Graffiti
B-Boy/B-Girl
and Knowledge (of the culture and its roots)
Unless it’s crammed into the Emcee element but, the two are not the same in my opinion.

Maybe the old heads can explain this one to me because I know Biz Markie, The Fat Boys and the original human beat box Dougie Fresh killed the beat boxing.
Were the 5 elements decided BEFORE beat boxing came in the mix? Or is it just a situation where it fell off early.
That’s an honest question.
While I wait for answers let’s listen to some legit beat boxing.
Just because I was really in the mood to hear it today….
La Di Da Di – Slick Rick & Dougie Fresh
Biz Markie
Fat Boys – Human BeatBox
BONUS:
Ladies & Gents….Dougie Fresh  Beatboxing W/A Harmonica


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