Hip Hop 2020 Forever Postage Stamps Self-Adhesive Sheet for Commemorative Mail

This pane of 20 stamps features Cade Martin’s photographs depicting four elements of hip hop: MCing (rapping), bboying (break dancing), DJing, and graffiti art.

Giving movement to the music, b-boys and b-girls (b stands for break) are talented performers who display their athleticism through impressive dance moves.  These moves often seem to defy gravity.

While acrobatic street performances have been popular since the 1800s, “breaking” was born in the 1970s.  DJ Kool Herc was the first to loop the rhythmic breakdown of songs, creating a beat for dancers to improvise moves to.  Many dance moves were inspired by martial arts, gymnastics, the lindy hop, and disco.