What is hip-hop? Many believe hip-hop is synonymous for rap music‚ but it goes beyond that. Hip-hop is a form of art and culture‚ style‚ and language‚ and for many‚ a way of life (Fernando‚ 1994). The graffiti you see on bridges‚ the dances you see in the clubs‚ the hardened attitude that the boy who sits behind you in film class has‚ the slang you here kids yell at the park‚ this is hip-hop. In the 1980s the subculture at that time was deejaying‚ emceeing‚ graffiti‚ and break dancing. All played
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The Effects of Hip Hop Music on Today’s Youth If a person was born anywhere between the 1980’s to the 1990’s‚ he or she is considered a part of the "Hip Hop Generation". Music is a gift that has been given to us‚ but the question is‚ "where is hip hop music going?" Hip-hop is now one of the biggest and fastest growing businesses in the world. It’s creativity in sound‚ and its lyrics have impressed and empowered many of today’s youth. But is hip-hop music taking today’s youths where they need to
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Arnob Basit Dissertation Has Hip-hop changed the youth in todays society? Throughout the past 30 years‚ there has been much speculation about how negative hip-hop music truly is‚ and how it actually affects the youth. The hip-hop music of recent years has been the foundation of many controversial issues and has been illustrated negatively by the media countless times. Issues such as gun and knife crime which has escalated heavily within younger age groups in the last 15 years‚ especially in the
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Jalaia Surles Professor Wally Shaw Music Appreciation 2 December 2016 Hip Hop vs Rap When I think of Hip Hop‚ I think of mainly guys beatboxing. Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines using your mouth and voice. Hip Hop artists such as Doug E. Fresh and Vanilla Ice used the beatboxing style of rhyming in a lot of music in the mid 80’s and early 90’s. Another thing that comes to mind is men walking around with boom boxes up close to their
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which he called Make Believe Ballroom‚ was an instant hit. The term "disc jockey" appeared in print in Variety in 1941.[5] In 1943‚ Jimmy Savile launched the world’s first DJ dance party by playing jazz records in the upstairs function room of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherd’s in Otley‚ England. In 1947‚ he became the first DJ to use twin turntables for continuous play. In 1947‚ the Whiskey à Go-Go nightclub opened in Paris‚ France‚ considered to be the world’s first discothèque‚ or disco (deriving
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Extended Essay Draft 2 (Influence of West African Music on rhythm behind Rap) Since the beginning of time‚ music has always played an incredibly important role in our day-to-day lives as humans‚ but it has also played a very important role in history and society. Music is able to reflect and mimic feelings and emotions‚ events and ideas‚ and has become a medium for communication. It is it’s own voice‚ speaking for those unheard. As a matter of fact‚ music has had an enormous impact in the 20th century
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culturally originated music genre stemming from hip hop in the 1970s. Rap music can be defined as rhythmic speaking; almost poetically‚ stemming from Jamaican traditions‚ which included impromptu poetry (Chang‚ 2005) and synthesising‚ which is when DJs speak over the musical rhythms in a poetic form. This hip hop culture then took off‚ with several groups‚ mainly male groups‚ coming together to emphasis the pillars of hip hop; MCing‚ DJing‚ graffiti‚ breakdancing‚ and beatboxing (Starr‚ 2007) The
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battle rap‚ and political rap have swept the listeners of hip-hop off their feet. Hip-hop is a form of popular music that is compromised mainly of emceeing and deejaying. This genre of music originated in New York during the 70’s. American DJ Afrika Bambaataa‚ also known as the "godfather‚" were one of the originators of break-beat deejaying. Afrika Bambaataa is also known for giving hip- hop it’s name. The hip-hop culture is characterized by the four elements of rapping‚ breakdancing
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The decline of hip-hop Name: Georjette Jeanlouis Class: English CP Date: 6/6/2014 There are many definitions of this term called hip-hop; mainly hip-hop is not just a genre of music… or just a word. Hip-Hop is a lifestyle some people live by that is consisting of four elements-- such as break dancing‚ graffiti art‚ disc jockey‚ and master of comedy-- coining together to form this term called “Hip- Hop”. Hip-hop has taken America by the storm with their new fashion trends‚ latest music
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Rappers Delight - The Start of Hip-Hop and It’s Death Now what you hear is not a test‚ I’m rappin to the beat and me‚ the groove‚ and my friends are gonna try to move your feet see I am wonder mike and I like to say hello to the black‚ to the white‚ the red‚ and the brown‚ the purple and yellow. On January 5‚ 1980‚ New Jersey businesswoman and highly respected rhythm and Blues artist Sylvia Robinson and three young men from Englewood‚ New Jersey — Big Bank Hank‚ Master Gee and Wonder Mike — changed
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