Droppin' Science: How the Periodic Table of Elements Came To Be
The idea came about during a semester of staring at the Periodic
Table of Elements trying to get the numbers and letters to sink into my
brain for the final exams. You all know the original primary four
Elements… Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, well just as those elements needed
updating so did Hip Hop’s primary four.
Just like the Periodic
Table of Elements, this table is based on the basic elements at the
top, and later 'elements' in succession. And just like the Periodic
Table of the Elements, it's organized by rows and vertical columns as
you'll see examining it. Also like the Elements table, some of the
abbreviations don't appear to be shorted versions for the name of
elements themselves. For example the element Gold is "Au" (because it
is Latin for aurum), likewise the element Block Party "He" is short for
Herc.
So basically what started out as a trick for memorizing
Chemistry 101 turned into countless wasted employer hours of non-work
related distractions for me and my co-author Uptownkid. What you see before you took
literally months and months of us scrutinizing the validity of each
element so to help us, we came up with the following basic rules…
Basic Element Rules:
- Elements are things not people (that's why there is no Herc element)
- Elements (at some point in time) must have been associated with the Hip Hop culture (obviously)
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Elements must be agreed upon by a majority of heads as genuinely Hip
Hop. (For example we thought about "Sprite" because of the Hip Hop
commercials years ago being in the Name Brand column, but decided it
was basically a mere side note compared to brand names that did make it)
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Elements should be arranged in chronological order (if possible) by row
and in categories by columns (again if possible). This was difficult,
but our latest current configuration is about as close as we can come to
following that general rule.
This is version 1.1.2 of the table,
as we understand that heads and haters will collectively provide
feedback for changes, additions and improvements. Feel free to comment
on what changes you would like to see or what elements are missing on the Contact Us page. We
realize that in order for it to be validated it must be fairly
universally accepted and likewise in order to be a viable product in
the future it has to evolve with the times. The final row will
therefore remain open for future elements yet to be determined.
Before making
this public, weeks ago, we put this through further quality control by
submitting this to True schoolers Eyegetzraw, DJ Ready Red, and Neb Dirty all who have
contributed either with new elements or cosigned off on it that it is
good.
Arrangement of the Elements: Methodology
Each Vertical Column is grouped according to Element categories. The Periodic Table of the Hip Hop Elements is the ONLY Hip Hop Table to compile it's elements both vertically and horizontally.
For Example:
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What Heads Are Saying
Here’s what Old School Hip
Hop Heads are saying about the Periodic Table of the Hip Hop Elements…
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Here’s what DJ Hip Hop Heads are saying about the Periodic Table of the Hip Hop Elements…
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For certain Elements like Hh "Hip-House" we battled to keep off the Periodic Table of the Hip Hop Elements. But majority rules in Hip Hop, and the people have spoken, so the Hip House element made the final cut.
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