“By 1980s, Hip Hop had become an influential culture throughout United States. Hip Hop artists became signs of the popular culture after releasing successful songs, appearing in several televisions and radio shows, and winning awards. The main artists in this period included Tupac Shakur, Ice Cube, Tung Twista, Quincy Jones, Ice-T, and Snoop Dogg,” (Persaud, 631). “During this period, Hip Hop experienced censorship after realize of a song that was seen by the FBI to causes violence and disrespect the police,” (Gordon, 369). Many Hip Hop musicians releasing songs during this period faced numerous lawsuits because some institutions thought the songs were controversial. Recording companies started to be strict with the lyrics included in the songs. Realizing a song in the first half of 1990s was very challenging due to censorship. The 2000s marked the fourth decade of Hip Hop. Hip Hop music…
Hip Hop was started in the 1970’s. There was an underground movement known as “Hip Hop”. it was developed in South Bronx in New York City. At the time, it was mostly focused on emceeing, break beats and house parties. Hip Hop was a subcultural movement at the time.…
Kid ‘n Play, was a hip hop duo that has left their mark in the culture’s history. Composed of Christopher “Kid” Reid and Christopher “Play” Martin. They not only made a successful music career, but also branched out into acting and even the clothing industry. The hip hop duo aided in the diversity of the hip hop culture. They help revolutionize the genre through their party anthems, energetic dance moves and overall success that helped spread their fame and aided in the building of Kid ‘n Play’s as well as hip hop’s renown.…
Growing up in the 1980’s and the 90’s I became a huge fan of Hip-Hop music. My friends and I used to sit around for hours listening to our favorite rappers on the radio and watching the videos on television. We would argue for hours about who was a better lyricist and why. Now as I have grown older and the music I have grown to love and still listen to has changed, I find myself asking a very good question. What has changed in Hip-Hop from the time I was started listening to now? The answer is as complex as it is simple, the music itself has changed. The Hip-Hop music of today seems to be more commercial as opposed to being artistic and message driven.…
Hip-hop has been the voice of the African Americans for many generations. Therefore, It was African Americans voice back then. it helps African Americans express their struggles and problems . Today hip-hop is all about sex,money and drugs. In addition This has made the generation today brutal. Furthermore Hip-hop is no longer the voice to help the struggles, but the key to problems. Because of hip-hop music today teens education is at state because of how artists make the streets seem like a fine place.…
Kool DJ Herc is credited with the birth of hip-hop when he played two drum breaks consecutively. The drum breaks created a new sense and feel in music and African Americans liked the beat and flow of the music. Though hip-hop originated from other forms of music, it quickly took its own route. Soon young African American men were taking their own approach to hip-hop and speaking their minds through music. Hip-hop artist speaking their minds soon evolved into what hip-hop is today.…
There once was a boy named Tyrone. Tyrone was having problems at home. So every day he would go meet his uncle at the studio, that he happened to own, and that is where he wrote down all of his emotions and recorded them to music. This is how he successfully gets through his day. Rap music or better known as Hip Hop was originated in the Bronx. Artist like: Biggie and Tupac has effected artist like Jay Z and Andre 3000. Tupac and Biggie have a similarity with Jay Z and Andre 3000, they all speak their reality and relate to a lot their fans. Breakdancing and Graffiti are two of the four elements of Hip Hop. Although some people believe Hip Hop influences African American teens in a violent way; it actually gives the power to find your own voice and free their minds; therefore, hip hop inspires and enables young people to connect to their culture.…
Hip-hop can destroy other citizens. For instance, violence in some songs cause the youth to starts fights and also kill themselves. On the other hand, gangs and street thugs are a few examples. However, teenagers are starting to kills, steals, vandalize. Therefore, hip-hop culture and movement has an negative impact on contemporary African American identities based on how they represent themselves. This is due to the fact it promotes an unhealthy lifestyle towards attitudes and behaviors of American Youth. In addition, it teaches African American youth to use profanity. Furthermore, American youth do not have a role model when listening to hip-hop.…
Rock music influenced the development of hip hop in a couple of ways. One of the ways in which rock music did this was because hip-hop incorporated a breakbeat, “a part where all instruments but the drums drop out,” (Schloss, et al., 290) a technique which was earlier used by rock. As competition between deejays grew, some began to use rock music records in order “to find the most interesting breakbeats.” (Schloss, et al., 290) In addition to this, rock music was a large influence on hip-hop's style, from the attitude to even collaborations with artists, rock music in a way became essential for the rise of hip-hop music. (Schloss, et al., 290) Rap and hip-hop reached a wider audience during the 1980s and became a part of the mainstream is because of two things; hip-hop’s attraction, and it’s breakthrough on MTV. The rebellious attitude of hip-hop along with other aspects, proved to be very attractive to young fans of the rising genre. (Schloss, et al., 291) Lastly, hip-hop’s breakthrough on MTV was a key factor in its expanding audience and the road to becoming mainstream. In 1988 MTV had its “first show dedicated entirely to hip-hop music,” (Schloss, et al., 295-296) which was a hit and caused hip-hop’s audience to expand…
Hip hop has been around for a while now, longer than I’ve ever lived. It started out in Bronx NY, around the 70’s. It was made by black people, most likely “Thugs”. There are four categories of hip hop; Break dance, Dj, Graffiti, and Rap, according to the documentary of hip hop “ The Furious Force of Rhymes”.…
Hip-hop has many credited fathers; all who have enhanced hip-hop-adding their own style and feel to the new more relatable sound. Hip-hop began as a solution for young people who could not relate to other genres of music such as, funk, soul, and disco. As more faces joined the evolution, hip-hop changed and transformed into something much larger than anyone could have ever imagined…
Many people believe that all hip hop music is the same. They think hip hop is about the beat of the music and the fame of the rapper. However, the true difference occurs when you look at how old school hip hop became mainstreamed. Original hip hop was about the disc jockey that played the music. The music of hip hop were humble and about pleasing the crowd; while new school has become more commercial due to the involvement of major record companies. The hip hop of today is not the hip of yesteryear.…
Hip Hop has had an inundating influence on the black community in America, as well as society holistically. Hip Hop is more than music, Hip Hop is a culture. Over the past three decades, Hip Hop has influenced and uplifted America, verbalizing up for generations and providing a voice to a group of people endeavoring to distribute a message. However Hip Hop does have some major imperfections. The relationship between rap music and women has always been a tricky one to digest. Although misogyny and homophobia has plagued rap culture throughout its existence, hip-hop has changed American’s way of life.…
KRS One once said, "Rap is something you do, Hip-Hop is something you live." The difference between how Hip-Hop is portrayed (rap) and what the Hip-Hop movement is, is that Hip-Hop is a lifestyle but the Hip-Hop we see on television is a media creation. We have to look at hip-hop as a whole culture and rap as something that comes out of it. Although Hip-Hop was originated by a mostly Negro constituency, it has evolved since its creation into a "worldwide forum through which family, community, social and political grievances" (HHC) can be voiced through various art forms. Today, the Hip-Hop movement (if looked at as it's meant to be looked at) plays a very positive role throughout the political and social spectrums in America, and is helping to push America in the right direction.…
Over the past four decades, Hip Hop has evolved as a culture and art influencing the youths’ culture all over the world. Many youths in different parts of the world claim that Hip Hop reflects their economic, social, cultural, and political aspects of their lives because it communicates to them in a manner they understand. Therefore, it has cogent messages for many youths worldwide. “Hip Hop cannot be dismissed as a youth obsession or movement that will fade with time. Instead it should be considered as a social, economic, cultural, intellectual and political aspect that deserve academic attention similar to other African American arts and cultural movements such as Jazz, Blues, and Black Power movements,” (Alridge and Stewart, 190).…