was in this environment a mobile disc jockey by the name of Kool Herc gained notoriety from an innovative playing style while performing at block parties in the neighbourhood parks and nightclubs. As rock critic Robert Ford Jr‚ noted in 1978 Billboard Magazine‚ Kool Herc’s playing style came from taking relatively short‚ unknown R&B rhythm breaks and splicing them back to back to create an infectious soundtrack. It was one record Herc recalls intimately as starting it all off‚ “Bongo Rock … The
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and the fight for civil rights among races. States such as New York‚ particularly the city Bronx (mainly south Bronx)‚ was on the verge of collapsing. In reaction‚ Hip Hop Culture blossomed from the mounds of wreckage on August 11‚ 1973 thanks to DJ Kool Herc. What is Hip Hop? What makes it so unique? Here remains a longstanding debate about what Hip Hop culture represents‚ the underlying message is this “when presented with a lack of education and occupational opportunities‚ these rappers forge their
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heard at every corner in all time periods. The genre of hip hop profoundly the voice of america and influencing the nation.It all started around the same man known as DJ kool herc. Jamaican Born and raised in the bronx new york created the blueprint for hip hop music and culture. Based on the jamaican tradition of toasting‚ kool herc witnessed impromptu‚ boastful poetry and speech over music provided the base for MCing. People understand through stories. For centuries stories have been shared
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 The Beginning of Hip Hop 3 Hip Hop Influence on Fashion 5 Moodboard 8 Color Story 9 Collection Look 1 10 Look 2 11 Look 3 12 Look 4 13 Look 5 14 Target Market 15 Conclusion 16 Bibliography 17 INTRODUCTION In the 1970s‚ black people in United States‚ who are African American was living in limited environment. They can’t get the same facilities like the white people. This suppressed
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Rap music is truly an American minority artist creation of which students need to be proud. Unfortunately‚ rap music is not perceived by many Americans as an art form‚ but as a fad which they hope will soon fade away. One of my intentions with my unit is to show that rap music is not a fad‚ but a musical art form that has been around for over 20 years in the United States. In fact‚ one can trace the history of rap back to the West African professional singers/storytellers known as Griots. However
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Kieran Jolivette Ms. Bezet English IV‚ 6th Hour 11 October 2012 Musician Musicians play instruments for a living and may work in symphony orchestras‚ bands‚ rock groups‚ or jazz "combos." Most musicians study for many years before they become professionals. They usually train in some area of specialization such as popular or classical music. Musicians who specialize in the trumpet‚ trombone‚ clarinet‚ saxophone‚ organ‚ or a rhythm instrument such as the piano‚ string bass‚ drums‚ or guitar
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“Renaissance” by saying that this is a West-coast‚ Midwest‚ and even a down South born style of music. However‚ I prefer to take you back to the 1970’s on 1520 Sedgwick Street in the Bronx‚ the home of Jamaican DJ Kool Herc who is arguably considered the father of hip hop‚ if not one of the many. See Kool Herc’s style of deejaying at house parties was that he would recite rhymes over what would in later time garner the title “an instrumental”. He would use a plethora of in house reference when dropping said
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Hip hop is more than just music‚ it’s considered a culture. A culture filled with many elements and talent. The culture of hip hop has a beginning‚ middle‚ and a long future ahead. Many people have views on what hip hop is and what it is supposed to be‚ much of it is negative and dim. What people with negative views don’t know is hip hop has helped many people throughout the years it has been around. The innovations of hip hop have affected many things other than music throughout the years and it
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Hip Hop Is Dead “Hip Hop is dead” this was a very bold statement that a world famous rapper from Queens by the name of Nas said when he released his 2006 album “Hip Hop Is Dead”. This album Nas released on December 19th turned a lot of heads and created a huge amount of controversy. Nas is a part of southern hip-hop‚ which has been blamed for the downfall of hip-hop. Yet many of the fellow southern rappers from the south have made statements that go against this album. Artists such as Ludacris
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decades and many rappers appreciate how the youngins have created their own style of hip hop. The new generation is changing the movement and some people have some disagreements and some agreements of the way hip hop changed. DJ Kool Herc known as Clive Campbell the founder of hip hop was born on April 16‚ 1955 in Kingston‚ Jamaica. He was the first born out of six children. He had emigrated from his family at the age of twelve and moved to The Bronx‚ New
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