KRS One once said‚ "Rap is something you do‚ Hip-Hop is something you live." The difference between how Hip-Hop is portrayed (rap) and what the Hip-Hop movement is‚ is that Hip-Hop is a lifestyle but the Hip-Hop we see on television is a media creation. We have to look at hip-hop as a whole culture and rap as something that comes out of it. Although Hip-Hop was originated by a mostly Negro constituency‚ it has evolved since its creation into a "worldwide forum through which family‚ community‚ social
Premium Hip hop music Hip hop Gangsta rap
society. It is primarily important to coin what Hip-Hop is‚ the dictionary definition describes Hip-Hop as: hip-hop (h p h p ) or hip hop noun. 1. A popular urban youth culture‚ closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. As a culture Hip-Hop includes four main categories of expression; Mixing‚ Dancing‚ Graffiti Art and Rapping‚ known as MC ’ing. Hip-Hop was first recognised in New York around the mid 1970s‚ considered
Premium Hip hop music Rapping Hip hop
W.A) from their second album ‘Straight Outta Compton’ under the Record Label‚ Priority Ruthless. The group N.W.A was initially formed in 1986 in Los Angeles‚ California with their genre being Rap. Their styles of Rap included: Golden Age‚ West Coast Rap‚ Hardcore Rap‚ and their most controversial‚ Gangsta Rap. N.W.A. consisted of the group members: Dr.Dre‚ Eazy-E‚ Ice Cube‚ MC Ren‚ The Arabian Prince‚ DJ Yella‚ and The D.O.C (See
Premium Dr. Dre Gangsta rap
listening to a good song on the radio with some of the words censored. It ruins the song and I can’t stand it. Some people think that rap is a bad influence and causes the young to behave badly. But I think all this censoring has something to do with racism because it is mostly black people singing the songs. The first website list the good side and bad side of rap censorship. I think half of this site is pretty good to use for my paper. The second website has a lot of information for my readers but
Premium First Amendment to the United States Constitution Hip hop music Gangsta rap
ENG 102 28 August 2013 Rap music and the influence it has on society I have decided to research about rap music and what it has become in our society today. Violence has always been an issue‚ but with rap music being the most popular among teens its important what kind of messages these artist are sending. With that being said it has changed since its origination. Early rap music created a new culture for people of the the inner cities to follow
Premium Snoop Dogg Hip hop music Gangsta rap
Introduction Humanities allows us to look at the past‚ the past will allow us to see what our future holds. This paper will examine how the study of humanities is differentiated between other modes of expression. The paper will also review examples of art‚ music‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ literature and film that reflect current socio-economics‚ technology and politics. Humanities Defined The study of humanity provides insight into how humans have developed culturally. The insight that art‚
Premium Hip hop music Hip hop Art
different genres of music I enjoy listening too‚ but my favorite type of music I enjoy the most is a combination of hip hop and rap music. This is my favorite type of music because it tells stories I can relate to‚ there are many different types of hip hop and rap music‚ and I can listen to it in whatever kind of mood I am in. Hip hop has so many different forms from spoken word‚ rap and R&B all of which have shaped the culture of hip hop. The term hip hop is often misconceived as many think it promotes
Premium Rapping Hip hop Hip hop music
Music Affects People Music has substantially evolved through the course of history and has branched into various genres. Indicating the fact that society has also changed greatly. Many people in the world have listened to music in their lifetime‚ and most of them have a habit of doing so. The music people listen to the most‚ affects their character‚ as it affects their mind. There is no contradiction regarding that music affects our emotions. It can make us sad or ecstatic. Different genres induce
Premium Brain Human brain Emotion
were famous for his raps and statements he put in his lyrics. So therefor I never go to listen to the so called heir of rap with my own expectations. In result of that I have a keen sense to balance Kendrick Lamar’s raps and statements to Tupac’s because I consider him the Tupac of my generations. The way he puts raps together makes you trigger your deep thinking skills. In my personal opinion I escalate him to being the most intellectual non degree having person I have heard rap in my time. He can
Premium Hip hop music Rapping Hip hop
Many take the idea of hip hop to be just African Americans and rap music. George continually focuses on hip hop’s many contradictions. He addresses how hip hop represents race‚ ethnicity‚ class‚ gender‚ and generation. George covers much familiar ground: how B-beats became hip hop; how technology changed popular music‚ which helped to create new technologies; how professional basketball was influenced by hip hop styles; how gangsta rap emerged out of the crack epidemic of the 1980s; how many elements
Free Hip hop music Hip hop Gangsta rap