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
Premium Hip hop music Personality psychology Audience
Pg.1 Hip Hop and R&B Draft Monique Gee 4/13/2014 Com/155 Daniella Bianchi-Laubsch Pg.2 Since the beginning of time music has been a major inspiration to most people. Music helps us to come through some of the toughest times in our lives as well as celebrating the highlights of our lives. There is not just one music genre that moves or inspires us most people are ecletic in a music sense. Although‚ different music genres evolve from others and
Premium Music Hip hop music Funk
has been credited as a pioneer of the conscious hip hop movement‚ which focuses on social issues.[51] Subjects touched upon on Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor include absent parents‚ terrorism‚ Islam and religion‚ war‚ and prostitution.[51] Fiasco attributes his interest in social issues to his highly cultured upbringing‚ as he describes his mother as "very intellectual" and his father as a "Renaissance man".[51] He rejects the misogyny common in hip hop‚ which he discusses in the song "Hurt Me Soul"
Premium United States Mos Def Kanye West
While Hip-Hop is a relatively new cultural movement that is largely prevalent all over the world now‚ it originates in much earlier Black North American history as far back as the era of enslavement. It is still misunderstood as solely a form of music although it is rather an entire culture consisting of dance‚ "deejaying"‚ and visual art (usually in the form of graffiti) in addition to rap. However‚ in the larger culture of hip-hop‚ rap is the linguistic code that is used in an artistic manner
Premium Rapping Hip hop music African American
that I think had a great effect on many sub-cultures all over the world‚ and was one of the first hip hop songs to have a really universal meaning is: “Where is the Love‚” by The Black-Eyed Peas. In this song‚ they question everyone’s ideologies regarding prejudice‚ and outlet their feelings towards racism‚ war‚ intolerance‚ greed‚ United States politics‚ terrorism‚ media‚ and love. Their hip hop sub-culture is seen in their clothing‚ and lyrics. However‚ they agreed to mainstream or sacrifice
Premium Subculture Popular culture Culture
Brad Weiss’s ethnographic research on popular culture‚ hanging out in barbershops and bus stands‚ seamstress tables and video halls‚ was carried out in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha. In “Street Dreams and Hip Hop Barber Shops” Weiss does a great job observing the everyday life of the people in Arusha. He explores how globalization and neoliberalism affect the mindset of a community and shows the reader how gender role‚ media‚ and self-fashioning can play a big role in a person life. Weiss’s
Premium Tanzania Culture Gender role
“Empire State of Mind‚” is a combination of both Hip Hop and R&B. It consists of spoken words‚ singing and instrumental music. It is immediately introduce with a clarity of strong beats‚ concise and sharp rhythm. Jay-Z begins the first segment with elaborating on his physical location in New York. I consider the lyrics as precise and rapid with such clear diction but with such a fast tempo. Due to the high pressure from the beats it is pretty challenging to focus on the words. Yet I’m hearing the
Premium Hip hop music Music Hip hop
Introduction to Hip Hop Culture AFST 297 – Fall 2014 Instructor: Finnie Coleman FLC-653 Introduction to Hip Hop Culture AFST 297 Schedule: TU‚ TH 1230 - 1345 Location: Ortega Hall Room 106 Linked with – ENGL 101 Instructor: Robert Christensen Graduate Instructor Schedule: TU‚ TH 1400 - 1515 Location: Humanities Building Room 216 Quiz #1 Historical Context for Hip Hop Culture There is‚ of course‚ a warrantably comfortable feeling in being on the right side of the country’s professed
Premium Hip hop music Funk Hip hop
man of the Coup‚ will be stopping in Syracuse. According to an article in The New York Times Magazine‚ “Riley is radical royalty‚ which in hard-left circles helps offset the somewhat credibility-undermining fact that he’s also a legitimate hip-hop star‚ albeit one with a mostly cult following.” The article adds that “Riley is a rapper and activist who doesn’t want to see capitalism reformed‚ he wants to see it toppled.” It quotes Riley as saying that his “lyrics are talking about the people
Premium Saudi Arabia
known as Hip Hop was originated in the Bronx. Artist like: Biggie and Tupac has effected artist like Jay Z and Andre 3000. Tupac and Biggie have a similarity with Jay Z and Andre 3000‚ they all speak their reality and relate to a lot their fans. Breakdancing and Graffiti are two of the four elements of Hip Hop. Although some people believe Hip Hop influences African American teens in a violent way; it actually gives the power to find your own voice and free their minds; therefore‚ hip hop inspires
Premium Hip hop music Hip hop Rapping