popular ‚ Rap has always caught the attention of people. Rap itself is a form of expression and was first formed as a way of communication descending from African American culture; to rap was to speak. Since then Rap has evolved into a highly criticized type of music which can be positive or negative. Rap first originated more than a century before it was actually introduced into the music scene in America. It had already came about in Jamaica when people would pound on drums and rap about things
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What types of music do you listen to? Rock‚ country‚ rap‚ pop‚ punk-rock‚ punk-pop‚ jazz‚ reggae…… The types of music go on and on. How do you feel when you listen to music? Does your heart race and your chest fill with air? Does a smile cross your face and your head bob to the beat? Do you feel focused? Many people claim that rock music is Satan’s groove‚ and others that rap causes bad attitudes. A fairly recurring argument seems to be that music‚ particularly tracks with a heavy beat‚ cause violence;
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the most listened-to musical genre in the entire world. Furthermore‚ it consists of four fundamental elements‚ which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap‚ turntablism‚ b-boying‚ and lastly graffiti art. The term hip hop is often used in a restrictive fashion as synonymous only with the oral practice of the rap music genre. The origin of the hip hop culture stems from the block parties of the Ghetto Brothers. Since its expansion throughout the South Bronx‚ hip hop culture has begun
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created such as jazz‚ bebop‚ Rap‚ and R&B that has paved the way for the musical creations we enjoy today. Often we look into the past at huge artists such as Aretha Franklin‚ Shaka Khan‚ Prince‚ and James Brown who all broke barriers and made fantastic music in their eras‚ and wonder what went wrong. Although the progression of the music world is not the ideal future people of the old generation wanted‚ the youth are enjoying their time to shine. In the early 80s and 90s‚ Rap music became an immense
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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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understand its evolution and its influence on different social groups throughout the United States. There are many misunderstandings about what the term hip-hop means. Many believe hip-hop is synonymous for rap music; however‚ hip-hop encompasses all the cultural elements of surrounding rap. In its beginning‚ the hip-hop subculture
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Contemporary Urban Music: controversial messages in hip-hip and rap lyrics Though Franklin B. Krohn and Frances L. Suazo portray hip-hop and rap as a protest to racism‚ poverty‚ and glorifying the drug dealing and gangster lifestyle I completely disagree with their views. Hip-hop and rap is way of life for young black men and women. It’s a language for not only blacks but white people that truly understand the content of the lyrics. Krohn and Suazo wrote‚ “More recently‚ the term hip-hop
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More than a century before rap had come to fruition in the North American music scene‚ West African musicians were telling stories rhythmically‚ with just the beat of a drum for accompaniment. Meanwhile‚ folk artists from the Caribbean Islands were also telling stories in rhyme. Indeed‚ these singing poets from Africa and the Caribbean lay the foundation for modern-day American rap music. Rapping essentially involves the speaking or chanting of rhyming lyrics‚ often set to a beat. The rhyming created
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injustices. Gradually they became more violent‚ and it made police to play an aggressive role to block them. The subculture I selected‚ gangsta rap‚ tried to resist these inequalities between majority and minority group of people by raising their strong voice against authority. The
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US civil disturbance of the 20th century it created outrage in the press and it triggered a national debate on police brutality. In one way the riots did what hip hop had been trying to do for years‚ particularly since 1988 with the birth of gangsta rap - make the America which existed outside of the Ghetto’s see what was really going on. According to the California Economic Development Department between April 1992 and April 1992 108‚00 local jobs vanished- Black and Latino communities were
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