Hip Hop Culture began in the South Bronx‚ New York in the late 1970’s. In the beginning‚ Hip Hop music was the artistic expression of the black teenagers living in the South Bronx or inner city. Back then‚ the genre has been considered representative of the voice of the black community. Over a short amount of time‚ Hip Hop music has become an industry‚ and a major influence on mainstream culture in the United States. Commercialism dilutes its messages so that the genre no longer truly represents
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How Far is Too Far in Rap Beef? "Beef" has been a vital part of hip-hop since it’s beginning in 1970’s Bronx‚ New York. For a genre that was once fixated on dancing and having a good time‚ the culture quickly shifted once the lyrical aspect of the music became the emphasis. With origins of DJ and breakdancing battles‚ the MC is what altered the image of hip-hop. In its early stages we saw battles like Kool Moe D vs. Busy Bee‚ MC Shan vs. KRS One‚ and Roxanne Shante vs. the genre as a whole. As time
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Shauna Haney University of Mississippi April 14‚ 2016 The outbreak of Rock and Roll in the 1950s and 1960s sent most traditional Americans into a state of cultural shock. Discussions of Rock and Roll loomed over family conversations as they tried to distinguish whether or not its extreme popularity attributed to transformed family values. The rise of the Freedom Movement erupted many different dynamics‚ however‚ the only thing that remained unchanged was the segregated American
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Hip hop can be seen as a cultural movement emerging from the south Bronx‚ Hip hop was Hip-Hop fundamental as both a creative outlet for expressing the struggles of life amidst prevailing crime and violence as well as an enjoyable form of recreation. The music was used as a means to spread the word about oppression and struggles of the black community‚ because of its popularity hip hop music continued its spread through the 2000s‚ it was also increasingly seen in mainstream pop. In this essay I will
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Section 1: Identification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation will focus on answering the question: what were the essential factors that lead to the creation and popularity of Jazz music in the 1920s? The years 1918-1929 will be the primary years of investigation. The investigation will not focus prior to 1918 because jazz music had not evolved out of Rag time yet and because the year marked the end of World War one‚ and ultimately a revival in America’s culture. The investigation will
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Angelina Balliro Ms. St. Hilaire Research December 11‚ 2013 Music and Teens Ever since music became a big thing in teen’s lives‚ there has been controversy around the idea that kids should not be exposed to some lyrics because of how it influences them. From rock and roll and metal‚ to pop‚ rap‚ and hip hop‚ there are‚ and always will be lyrics out there that are not always appropriate or anything that children should be listening to.There has been an issue with song lyrics being
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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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Hip-Hop music has always been equated with fashion in our society and Kanye West has platforms for artists before and following him to be more creative with their work in both sectors. Being a rapper and producer was not a common occurrence in the hip-hop industry and Kanye was initially refused at the doors of labels because nobody at the time believed that could work. Labels were further uncompliant when West presented songs with religious references‚ such as "Jesus Walks" because such lyrics were
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The 1950s was one of the most exciting decades for music because that is when the term rock music came in place with different types of genres including; soul‚ punk‚ rap‚ disco‚ and one of the most important rock ‘n’ roll. Frank Sinatra called rock and roll‚ ugly‚ degenerate‚ dirty and many other brutal terms. But that is not the true meaning of rock and roll. Music has and always will be a very important aspect in the development of society‚ with the release of the first Gibson guitar to many fights
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Soundtrack to my Life There are many songs that I enjoy listening to whether I’m sitting in a car‚ or walking to school. I always enjoy the fact that there are many genres and types of songs to choose from these days. There were many songs that which I choose were the most favorite and close ones to me‚ but out of all of them‚ I choose three that was based on my favorite and which topic was the most important to me. The first section that I choose was “Fighting” and the song that I represented
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