Block parties were usually accompanied by music‚ especially funk and soul music. The early DJs at block parties began isolating the percussion breaks to hit songs‚ realizing that these were the most dance-able and entertaining parts; this technique was then common in Jamaica and had spread via the substantial Jamaican immigrant community in New York City‚ especially the "godfather" of hip hop‚ DJ Kool Herc. Dub had arisen in Jamaica due to the influence of American sailors and radio stations playing
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Analysis: Hip hop has undeniably progressed into a largescale sensation that has captivated the world. This paper is based upon hip-hop history and African heritage. This analysis approaches a vast view of hip-hop‚ its influences‚ struggle and beauty of these music genre. I name certain artist‚ their musical effects on political movements and events within the context of African American music and history. Page 1 provides the beginning of hip-hop‚ which includes the birthplace of hip-hop‚ and the
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1520 Sedgwick Avenue‚ Bronx New York is the birthplace of hip-hop. On August 11‚ 1973 a sister of DJ Kool Herc was hosting a back to school party. Herc was entertaining the party and he decided to try something new. He extended an instrumental beat to let people dance longer and began MC’ing during the extended breakdancing (Zuberi). The extension of the instrumental beat was
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Chardiet)‚ a graffiti artist known by his tag‚ "Ramo"‚ and Chollie (Leon W. Grant)‚ his self-styled manager/promoter. The film begins with the main characters preparing for a house party set in an abandoned apartment building‚ where Kenny is the featured DJ. An uninvited Lee and his break-dancing friends crash the party‚ and nearly get tangled into a battle with a rival troupe‚ the Bronx Rockers (the Rock Steady Crew). The battle of mostly words is broken up by Henri (Dean Elliot)‚ a squatter who lives
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nucleus‚ but it is the pulse. You take the music out of Hip Hop and you lose such an importance piece‚ the driving force.” – Mysnikol‚ Comedian Hip-hop originated in the 1970s in the crime-ridden neighborhoods of the South Bronx by Kool Herc who was a Jamaican DJ. Prior to its name now it‚ hip hop as we know it was started with no vocals and was purely of an electronic nature. A product of a cross-cultural mixtures‚ rap is deeply rooted within an ancient African culture and oral tradition. Performances
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the degradation of women (“The Message” by Grandmaster Flash)‚ police brutality (“F**k the Police” by NWA)‚ poverty in America (“Heard Em’ Say” by Kanye West)‚ and the degradation of women (“Wonder Why They Call You B*tch” by 2Pac) etc. (Chang & Kool Herc‚ 2005) But Hip-Hop has also been used to advocate more positive messages about “being whatever you want to be” (“I Can” by Nas)‚ a father son relationship (“Just the Two of Us” by Will Smith)‚ HIV/AIDS awareness (“Let’s Talk About Sex” by Salt-n-Pepa)
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Metal and Hip-Hop Music. Many people like the music but his tastes are varied. There are different types of music have much in common yet are very different. Metal music’s songwriting is based within a form the central melody decides the structure of the song. It is also known as ’information music’. On the other hand‚ Hip-Hop music can be used in different intensities to emote feelings of anger‚ pride and others. These are the similarities of the two kinds of music. First of all‚ they were both
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hip hop period was an innovative period between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s. A few examples of artists during this Golden Age were Juice Crew‚ Public Enemy‚ Eric B. & Rakim‚ Boogie Down Productions and KRS-One‚ EPMD‚ Slick Rick‚ Beastie Boys‚ Kool G Rap‚ Big Daddy Kane‚ Ultramagnetic MCs‚ De La Soul‚ and A Tribe Called Quest. One subgenre of hip hop‚ called Gangsta Rap‚ can be seen in art from musicians such as Schoolly D‚ N.W.A.‚ Ice Cube‚ and the Geto Boys. These artists are often credited
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footwork‚ spinning moves (power moves)‚ and freeze. B-boying came from Bronx‚ NY. The term "B-boy" or "B-boying" was created by Kool Herc who was a DJ spinning at block parties in Bronx back in the days. B-Boys means break boys and they were called so because they dance to the break part of music. Later‚ by repeating this break part done by DJ‚ "breakbeats" was born. It was late 60s‚ early 70s when people started a sort of b-boying. Their dancing was called "Good Foot"
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