Beatboxing

music · vocal percussion · hip-hop · rhythm

Your mouth is an instrument. Beatboxers use their lips, tongue, throat, and voice to mimic drum machines and create all kinds of percussion sounds, turning their body into a complete musical instrument.

Hip-hop's hidden element. Beatboxing is sometimes called "the fifth element" of hip-hop culture, alongside rapping, DJing, graffiti, and dancing, making it a core part of the hip-hop movement.

More than just drums. While beatboxers are famous for creating drum sounds, they can also imitate turntables, bass guitars, and other musical instruments using only their voice.

Not just hip-hop. Although beatboxing is closely connected to hip-hop, it's not limited to that style, people use vocal percussion in many different types of music around the world.