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    Hip Hop Dance History

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    “A Reflection of Hip Hop’s Past: Is it Still Relevant?” Have you ever noticed the similarities between hip hop dance and African dance? Has the rhythm in African drums ever remind you of hip hop beats? How about Minstrel shows and the purpose behind them; are they similar to hip hop shows today? There is in fact a strong connection between the three topics and the hip culture. Hip hop is full of excitement‚ unity‚ passion and controversy. These characteristics of hip hop would be non-existent if

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    for black and Latino Americans. As crack cocaine was becoming a grim and rising epidemic‚ hip hop was evolving alongside it. It was in the 1980s that crack cocaine and hip hop became the two leading fundamentals of urban street culture. It is not suggested that hip hop caused the crack epidemic‚ or vice versa. But‚ it can be argued that both fed off each other‚ particularly hip hop off the crack culture itself. Crack cocaine quickly gained popularity among users in the 1980s due to its cheap

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    Hip Hop Dance History

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    entertainment whether it’s choreography or free style. Hip hop dance has a short history since most of other type of dances like ballroom‚ ballet‚ jazz‚ and modern started in the early 1900s. Hip hop dancing began in New York City during the late 1960s and early 70s. During this time‚ people without professional dance training brought dancing to the streets because they enjoyed it. Hip hop dance was meant for people and not for the academy since hip hop moves were inspired by complex rhythms and the

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    Hip Hop Degrading Society Or Enhancing It? This question has been lingering around for many years and still to this day nobody has came to a simple conclusion.Hip Hop was brought to the people by Dj Kool Herc‚ when it all started Hip Hop was a just a way to connect with the community and build unity.He didn’t start Hip Hop to start violence and make rappers disrespect woman or any other assumptions people make of Hip Hop.One cannot argue this question with just opinions‚ one must provide real facts

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    Hip Hop Nation Language

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    The Language of Hip Hop Term paper for the PS "The English Language in America" SS 2006 handed in by Sebastian Ludyga Magdeburg‚ 25.09.2006 Table of contents 1. Introduction to hip hop 1 2. Hip Hop Nation Language 2 2.1 Features of the HHNL 3 2.2 The relationship of HHNL and AAL 5 3. Practical application 6 4. Conclusion

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    Hip Hop vs Punk

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    aspect in Hip Hop and Punk is very distinctive. Throughout Hips Hop’s history‚ the fashion trends have evolved‚ but the concept of Hip Hop fashion has always remained conceptually unchanged. This has given birth to a few varieties among Hip Hop fashion according to their respective generations and choice of self-expression through the four pillars of Hip Hop which are Bboying (dance)‚ MC/Rap (music)‚ DJ (music) and Graffiti Art (visual art). The varieties of fashion within the Punk culture differ from

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    something you do‚ Hip hop is something you live… A historical reflection of Hip Hop Name: Jake Parker Student number: 100072668 Date: Friday‚ March 30‚ 2007 Professor: Mark Adam Let ’s bring it back with that Ol ’ New York rap. Hip hop is amazing‚ straight up. It ’s not just the music‚ it ’s everything involved with the four elements of hip hop; the emceeing (rapping)‚ the DJing‚ the graffiti‚ and the break dancing. When I was younger I used to search for "hip-hop" and "rap" albums never

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    Hip Hop Cultural Influence

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    By Ronald Roach As a cultural movement‚ hip-hop manages to get billed as both a positive and negative influence on young people‚ especially on Black and Latino youth. On one hand‚ there are African American activists‚ artists and entrepreneurs‚ such as Russell Simmons‚ who seek to build a progressive political movement among young hip-hop fans and who have had modest success with voter registration efforts. On the other hand‚ there’s no shortage of critics who denounce the negative portrayals

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    Hip Hop Planet Thesis

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    In your essay‚ “Hip Hop planet”‚ you claim that our world is getting over run by Hip Hop and that the music is a cry for help. I understand that your past encounters with Hip Hop made you want to write your essay. In your essay you state that Hip Hop is a cry for help and that it is something that we should listen to. You also talk about how you used to be against Hip Hop and how you changed your opinion‚ you then explain why you changed your view on the music. I interpret that the reason you wrote

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    Hip Hop Planet Analysis

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    In James McBride article “Hip Hop Planet”‚ he introduces the reader to many issues that are affecting society‚ including violence‚ social class‚ and racism. McBride ensures that he includes hip-hop’s history‚ in order to explain that the musical genre began as an attempt to avoid or prevent teen gang involvement. Additionally‚ social class is present in hip hop culture because many of the artist’s success determined by the resources that they have when beginning their career as a DJ. Lastly‚ race

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