By Ronald Roach As a cultural movement‚ hip-hop manages to get billed as both a positive and negative influence on young people‚ especially on Black and Latino youth. On one hand‚ there are African American activists‚ artists and entrepreneurs‚ such as Russell Simmons‚ who seek to build a progressive political movement among young hip-hop fans and who have had modest success with voter registration efforts. On the other hand‚ there’s no shortage of critics who denounce the negative portrayals
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Race and Music Race and music have always been up for great debate. Actually‚ just music in general have always been up for debate. It does not have to be because of just the race‚ but because of what people infer from the lyrics. Two articles that I have read‚ definitely helped impact my opinion of what should be done with music and race. In the reading “Racial Rhetoric and Cultural Frames” the main idea throughout this essay are all about the different frames of music. Specifically whether or
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This article examines the adoption and adaptation of rap by white listeners‚ whose only experience with African American culture is through their music. Hayes draws upon evidence from his interviews of white people in a rural town in Ontario to ascertain whether or not this trend of fascination with rap music can help to promote racial relations through informing audiences on rap culture. Hayes notes that those who aligned themselves with rap music tended to see themselves as more experienced than
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In the article‚ entitled nHip Hop Planet‚" by James Mcbride‚ he explains that the planet we live on has become a hip hop planet. Hip Hop dominates this world. Hip Hop represents for more than the stereotype of gold chains and foreign cars. Hip Hop represents for different ages and cultures. Music is a big part of the average person’s life but hip hop influences their music playlist. Hip Hop also allows people to be creative and express themselves while possibly making a living off of it because of
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Social change Over the years the Music culture has changed rapidly. “Rock and roll changed to psychedelic‚ disco to heavy metal and punk rock to soft rock”. Today it seems that Hip hop and music has become a big sensation of our era. We have also been influenced by not only hip hop but also in reggae music which originated from a small Caribbean island called Jamaica. A very inspirational man amounted from here‚ a man whose legacy that will live on for generations to come. Robert Nesta Marley known
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Gansta Rap is another form of music and a form of entertainment for our generation today. Placing blame on the artist for creating music as a living‚ and blaming societal problems on the lyrics they have is not solving the issue‚ but creating more conflict. Rap music has always been‚ and will continue to be a controversial issue within society. The main issue is that Gangsta rap has a negative effect on society‚ and many people believe that Gansta rap is the cause of violent outbreaks. After reading
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Jazz Music Developed in about 1900‚ Jazz music has been an influence in many artist’s work‚ from painting to other forms of music. Jazz is an American music form that was developed from African-American work songs. Jazz music was developed about 1900 by black Americans. It possesses an identifiable history and describable stylistic evolution. European classical music‚ American blues‚ and South American songs and rhythms came together to form what became known as jazz. Jazz has borrowed from black
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SunChengCheng Timothy OʼDwyer Head‚ SoCM. Music History (Jazz). October 20‚ 2012 Development and Maturity of the saxophone Style of Lester Young Introduction This essay is about the development and maturity of the saxophone style of Lester Young including his influences and his legacy to the jazz tradition. It will be discussing specifically Lester Young’s early period from 1925 – 1959 to describe and illustrate the main aspects of his influences
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The Jazz Age lasted from 1915-1935‚ and the music created during that time period has left a lasting impression on American pop culture. The music still has a large fan base‚ and can be found in numerous books and movies. Biographies and movies have been made about people like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington‚ who made huge contributions to jazz. However‚ many of jazz artists from that time period died without much money or fame. Jazz originated in New Orleans‚ and traveled on to Chicago and New
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“How Disco Changed the World” Disco got its start when Djs at gay Manhattan dance clubs started spinning black music in the early 70s. With such obvious homosexual and black roots‚ it is no wonder that‚ considering the time of its emergence in the mid 1970s‚ less than a decade removed from the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and only a few years after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 and the Stonewall riots in 1969‚ faced a hearty opposition from some Americans. On the warm summer night
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