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    appeal to young females and males due to the common stereotypes of “expensive vehicles‚ female dancers‚ and over-the-top scenes or situations” (121). In the realm of hip hop‚ “Perfect” exhibits the genre rap. The music video holds many of the stereotypes to further express the song’s genre‚ rap. The stereotypes in this song include the singers wearing gold chains and snapbacks as well as gold watches. Another

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    character Snoopy from the children’s movies “Peanuts”. He grew up with the nickname Snoopy but eventually changed into Snoop Dogg. While he was a young kid‚ he played piano and sang in a local Baptist church near home‚ after the sixth grade his passion for rap increased and he spent lots of time pursuing his star born dream. Once he got to high school‚ he became an active participant in a gang for the Crips and started becoming in and out of jail for the possession of drugs. To

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    graffiti today. The link between hip hop and graffiti evolved as a competition‚ much like the dance moves of the hip hop culture. Graffiti began to show up on subways in New York and other cities as a form of expression of the culture who listened to rap music. Darryl McCray also known as “Cornbread” is claimed to be the face that was the first to start graffiti. When McCray was only 16 years old in juvenile prison he would write his name on the cell walls “Cornbread” and all over the prison. No one

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    How the Hippies got hip with the beat of the Beat Movement Jack Kerouac once said‚ “the only people for me are the mad ones‚ the ones who are mad to live‚ mad to talk‚ mad to be saved‚ desirous of everything at the same time‚ the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing‚ but burn‚ burn‚ burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars” (Kerouac 5). Kerouac was the symbol of the Beat Movement. He was the rebellious and adventurous man‚ who during his time was

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    Wiz Khalif Album Analysis

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    Wiz Khalifa dropped his highly anticipated sixth studio album‚ Khalifa on February 5‚ 2016‚ through Taylor Gang Records‚ Rostrum Records and Atlantic Records. It is his first album release of original material since his #1 Album‚ Blacc Hollywood (2014). Khalifa in a way is a return to form for Wiz not to take away from his prior releases. The album contains many of the topics and themes we have grown accustomed to; drugs primarily weed‚ women‚ money‚ love‚ pain and Wiz’s admiration for his city‚

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    What is Hip-Hop‚ and how has it become the biggest development in popular music ever in such a short period of time? Since its infancy‚ Hip-Hop has had a pervasive influence on every culture its touched‚ including fashion‚ dance‚ and especially social media‚ where music videos regularly receive hundreds of millions of views. But the unprecedented speed of Hip-Hop’s spread has left many scratching their heads on what all the fuss is about. In this paper‚ I will give a complete overview of Hip-Hop

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    History Of Hip Hop

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    Hip-hop is one of the most diverse dance. Much of early hip-hop was unrecorded because hip-hop culture was very experimental and many considered it just messing around.(The origins of hip-hop 26) Hip-hop was invented in the mid-1970’s by many people. It was first seen on the streets of New York. Grandmaster Flash was one of the inventors of hip-hop. (The Break Master) Many people created hip-hop on the streets of New York in the mid-1970’s. Hip-hop was first seen on the streets of New York. “I

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    Hip Hop Golden Era

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    The Golden Era of Hip Hop had a huge affect on people all around the world. It was an era where the young and the old all around the world connected. It brought people together. The Golden Era started from the year 1986‚ to the year 1994; The starting point is less disputed than the endpoint. The Golden Era was about innovation in content‚ inflow‚ and in production. In addition‚ the Golden Era was very influential‚ original‚ and creative. The 4-5 elements of hip hop did their part in the golden age

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    1. Rock and Roll has taken a variety of different forms depending on the origin of those making the music. One of the major examples is the difference between music from the UK and music from the US. This has been a major divide‚ starting with the British invasion where British acts came to the United States with a heavier bluesier tone than American bands. The divide in sound happens because artists from different regions have unique influences and that generates a very particular sound for some

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    Ben Pettit Portfolio

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    Research Portfolio: Ben Pettit - DJ Zinc In this essay‚ I will be looking at one of the producers who has greatly influenced my work and has a successful career spanning over 20 years in multiple genres; Ben Pettit AKA DJ Zinc. When I first heard "Super Sharp Shooter" in 1995‚ which came out on DJ Hypes Ganja Records and his Dope Skillz alias for Six Million Ways; I was astounded as this track seemed to elevate the "jump up" sound of DnB and Jungle to a higher level. At a time when Jungle was

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