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    The Hip-Hop Movement

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    “This movement started to expose people to new music but ended up becoming a multi-billion dollar industry” according to DMC of Run- D.M.C. (Jalal 1). The Hip-Hop movement started in 1973 by 3 men your parents probably know about. It started to expose people to other types of music. The Hip-Hop Movement will discuss‚ the people who started the Hip-Hop movement and whom is affected‚ the purpose of the movement and what it hopes to achieve. First off‚ it was started in 1973 by Grandmaster Flash‚ Afrika

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    and Hip-Hop Culture in New York shows and analyses the hip-hop cultures origins whilst remaining predominately specific to “B-Boys.” He does this by going through the history and origins of B-Boys and B-Girls from 2003 to 2008 in New York. Joseph G. Schloss shows the progression and evolution of cultural differences from different regions by showing the varying differences in experiences of dancers. Although Hip-Hop has been given negative connotations by pop culture‚ Schloss believes that Hip-Hop

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    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

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    Hip-Hop and Violence

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    Alessi The article ’’Hip-Hop Causes Violence‚’’ focuses on society’s generalization that rap music promotes‚ encourages‚ and thus causes violence. For the most part‚ the author of the article defends the genre‚ claiming that there is limited evidence that supports the argument that listening to violent storytelling has a direct effect on everyday life‚ which scientifically is very hard to prove. The author states that there are many other forms of entertainment outside of hip-hop that encourage violence

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    What Is Hip Hop?

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    What is Hip Hop? Hip hop is a style of dance that combines movements such as popping‚ locking‚ breaking‚ krumping‚ and jazz-funk. Hip hop is used to express individuality and has often been credited with helping to reduce inner-city gang violence by replacing violence with dance battles. What is Contemporary Dance? Contemporary dance is a style that lets you express yourself‚ has a lot of versatility and improvisation‚ unlike the strict and structured nature of ballet. Contemporary dance focuses

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    Essay On Hip Hop

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    Hip hop is now a popular kind of music and is known and liked throughout the world. This kind of music goes back to the 1970s‚ at that time it was an underground urban development. It was born in south Bronx‚ New York. As the hip-hop movement began at society’s margins‚ its origins are shrouded in myth‚ enigma‚ and obfuscation. music that is mostly rap‚ a rhyming speech that is chanted along with some music. It consists of a stylized rhythmic. The usage of literary devices and a lot of lyrics along

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    allows people to learn more and experience other cultures through “mutual understanding‚ equality‚ and respect.” Now there seems to be confusion on where cultural exchange ends and cultural appropriation begins. Cultural appropriation is the “taking [of] intellectual property‚ traditional knowledge‚ cultural expressions‚ or artifacts from someone else’s culture without permission.” Instead of educating and spreading knowledge about different cultures and practices‚ the way cultural exchange does‚ cultural

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    Feminism And Hip-Hop

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    Through adversity came Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop music quickly became popular in the 1970s among black and white teens. Kool Here‚ a Jamaican American DJ is credited as the founder of Hip-Hop. There are many styles that hip hop was derived from such as jazz‚ reggae‚ rock‚ etc. During the 1970’s scratching‚ moving the record back and forth under a needle to produce a rhythmic sound‚ became popular among many djs. Rapping was another important element to the development of hip-hop. Rapping is simply speaking

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    I enjoyed my first Imagination Stage performance of "Hip Hop Anansi." I am glad that I chose to bring my daughter along with me as well for her to enjoy the show. Although I felt the show was targeted toward children‚ I believed it brought a positive view of the hip hop culture to youth. All of the characters were deeply embedded in their roles while their upbeat and youthful characters seemed to keep the play moving along. At times I felt it was difficult to pay attention to the sigh language

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    Hip Hop Planet

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    how music in this generation  has changed our world.  Paragraph 1:  What does this   paragraph tell you   about how McBride   feels about hip hop?    He dislikes hip hop because  he feels as if it isnt music‚  that all rappers are bad  influences.    Paragraph 1:  What does McBride   realize in this   nightmare scenario?    What McBride realizes is  that he is going to live in a  hip hop planet where  everything is about music  because his daughter is  marrying a rapper.    Paragraph 1:  What do you predict  

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