The article “Hood Politics”: Racial Transformation in Hip-Hop by Richard Spradlin it argues that hip hop music is a vehicle for gaining an understanding black individuals identities. However‚ it also claims that rap can deconstruct and rebuild the black identity‚ in regards to one’s self-perception or judgment of society “in a racialized
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Prior to the Harlem Renaissance it was either the students that voted for him‚ his discovery of Carl Sandberg or his life experiences that made Langston Hughes who he is. Aforementioned to Hughes becoming a writer‚ when he was in eighth grade‚ the students of his class voted for him as the class poet and he believed it was because when it comes to poetry you need rhythm and being that his black of course he would have rhythm. His hypothesis was later proven wrong because he made friends easily and
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One of the main genres in music is Hip-Hop/R&B‚ because it is pop culture and a huge part of the youth community today. This genre has a good beat to it and it is easy to listen to and the lyrics relate to the lives of its listeners. Artists in the Hip-Hop/R&B genre portray sex in many different styles. Some artists use a romantic style while others use a humorous style that is very vivid. Artists choose to write about sex in their lyrics because it is controversial and it draws the attention of
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Fox hip hop opera ‘Empire has a star studded cast Taraji P. Henson plays (Cookie Lyons) Terrance Howard (Lucious Lyons) and Gabourey Sidibe (Becky). The show real life scenarios‚ and imperfect Hollywood storyline. Viewers watching can imagine parts of their lives panning out to resemble “Empire” storyline. Last season “Empire” storyline focused on Cookie and Luscious Lyons relationship‚ and the struggles that occurred before there was wealth. As Cookie served time in prison Luscious Lyons started
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Final Essay Compare and Contrast COMM/155 Final Essay Compare and Contrast COMM/155 Both Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been in the music industry for well over twenty years now. They both had a childhood surrounded by music‚ which may have had an impact on what profession they chose to work in years later. They are both well-known artist to today’s generation as well as others. Some individuals may look at the two and think they have more similarities
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Hip Hop Culture began in the South Bronx‚ New York in the late 1970’s. In the beginning‚ Hip Hop music was the artistic expression of the black teenagers living in the South Bronx or inner city. Back then‚ the genre has been considered representative of the voice of the black community. Over a short amount of time‚ Hip Hop music has become an industry‚ and a major influence on mainstream culture in the United States. Commercialism dilutes its messages so that the genre no longer truly represents
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Hip-Hop Comparison Quinton Frizell ENGL112 March 13‚ 2011 Nelly Aguilar 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
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From the 1920s to the mid-1930s in Harlem‚ New York‚ the movement known as the Harlem Renaissance took place in which not only inspired many to young writers‚ singers musician and other artists to put themselves out there and to not be afraid to be themselves. Of the Harlem Renaissance‚ the ones who stood out the most were‚ Langston Hughes‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ Gertrude “Ma” Rainey‚ Bessie Smith‚and Lucille Bogan to name a few. In this list actually there is many whom consider themselves to be apart
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Mass Comm. Research November 11‚ 2013 Mini-Research Assignment 4 For my content analysis and quantitative research I will analyze the popular television show Love and Hip Hop: New York. I chose this show because I feel that it encompasses all things contribute to the representation of women in the media. This show is reality TV docu-drama that follows the lives of five celebrity women on their journey through life‚ love and their respective careers. Along with the women there are a few men that
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“Going back to Cali‚ Cali‚ Cali; I’m going back to Cali. hmm‚ I don’t think so” are lyrics to a well-known Hip Hop song track that was originally written by LL Cool J in 1987 and then remixed in the late 90s by Notorious B.I.G (TrevzNewPop‚ 2016). According to New Pop archives‚ the remix actually became more infamous than the original song as many fans believe that certain stanzas in this caustic version may have been a prelude to a haughty yet violent end for this artist. With all things being
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