The Language of Hiphop Hands

by Charles MudedeOriginally published on Mar 27, 2013.Mike Force
Let's think about hiphop hands. We can begin with this understanding: Hiphop hands are not the same as jazz hands. One can be certain of this distinction because the former does not share the same root or, as a consequence, function with the latter. Jazz hands relate to dancing, to ornamenting the body as it moves in time and through space to a beat. The absolute function of jazz hands—the double dream hands, the shimmy above