CASE PROBLEM: RUSSELL SIMMONS‚ THE CEO OF HIP-HOP 1. A leader is someone that influences and inspires others. Somebody who is innovative has the ability and capacity to create new ways of doing something. Russell Simmons qualifies as an innovative leader for his contribution to the Hip-Hop industry. He is a pioneer because he was the first person with a vision for the Hip-Hop culture. He turned this culture into a massive and global business. He understood the potential of the unloved Afro-American
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have a voice. And I would be honored to represent you guys and let your needs and desires be heard so that together with the teachers and school administrators‚ we can achieve that holistic and well-rounded education that all of us aspire to have. I feel that the candidates for this position are all qualified‚ but my love for our school and for the pupil population is what I can most of all boast about because that is my driving force to run and hopefully serve. I am actually excited of what you and
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10/20/14 Ideas and Values Shape Who You Become in Society Most people strive to have a good social standing and the ideas and values they hold on to can often influence their place in society. Society dictates which ideas and values will be accepted and which will be rejected. The values that stick with us the most are usually taught to us as children and help to influence who we become. In "Girl" and "Good People"‚ the characters were raised to have religious values and to behave in a way that
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with reference to hip-hop. I: Introduction Increasingly over the past twenty years‚ hip-hop has transformed from “marginalised to mainstream” (Motley & Henderson‚ 2008‚ p.243) as more and more of the world’s youth follow the genre. With these growing numbers all over the world there is simultaneously growing concern that hip-hop is increasingly homogenised as artists adopt the genre. This essay will address both the homogenous and hybrid aspects of hip-hop‚ arguing that true hip-hop must contain
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August 7‚ 2014 Dear Parents/Guardians‚ My name is Allen Kade and I am currently your child’s choral music teacher. Upon passing‚ this class will fulfill the fine arts credit needed for graduation from Princeton Senior High School. This course also provides the training and enhancement of vocal skills necessary for participation in Chorus II-IV‚ Ladies Ensemble‚ Madrigal Singers‚ and CENTERSTAGE show choir. These
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differences...if a man is able to serve the state‚ he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition. The freedom we enjoy in our government extends also to our ordinary life. There‚ far from exercising a jealous surveillance over each other‚ we do not feel called upon to be angry with our neighbour for doing what he likes..."[13] These lines form the roots of the famous phrase "equal justice under law." The liberality of which Pericles spoke also extended to Athens’ foreign policy: "We throw open our
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draft Many Hip Hop Star Influence Teens Have you ever wanted to be like a hip hop star? Many teenagers choose hip hop star as their role model because that’s all they see and like the way they dress and act. Hip Hop stars influence teenagers in this century by the things they sing or rap in songs‚ how they dress‚ and what they do. Hip Hop singers and rappers influence teenagers in their music of today. Ever since the rise of rap and hip-hip music‚ teen have been turning to Hip Hop Stars music
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modern day society. Hip-hop is a genre of music that has significantly grown the last couple of decades. It’s increased popularity has brought it to the forefront of globalization. Since hip-hop has come to the forefront‚ it has changed. Hip-hop has revolutionized‚ it wasn’t always how many people see it today. It revolutionized into the sounds and tunes that we now hear and to what most people‚ more specifically the younger population‚ has grown to love about it today. Hip-hop first originated
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Place Hip hop is a form of art that has been popular for the past twenty years. Although people in recent years often mistake rap music as vulgar and ill-mannered‚ the hip hop community continues to provide a great way to channel emotion and soul into their music. In his article‚ “The State of Rap: Time and Place” Jeffrey Louis Decker illustrates the black nationalism within the hip hop community by exploring how Black Nationalism can be accounted for within the hip hop music. Before hip hop was
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Tradition” Hip-Hop as well as many other artistic cultural forms we practice today can be related back to African culture and various traditions. Author of The Roots and Stylistic Foundations of the Rap Music and Tradition‚ Cheryl Keyes‚ discuss’ the spirit‚ style‚ tradition‚ emotions‚ culture and the delivery of music. Keyes says that many of these practices can be traced back to the West Afrikan Bardic Tradition in particular. When asking many old-school‚ and culturally involved hip-hop artists
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