Hip-Hop: A New Generation Hip-hop was born out of the Bronx during the 1970s. Artists such as Grandmaster Flash‚ DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaata mixed funk‚ soul and Jamaican "toasting" (chanting over music) to create a type of hip-hop. Since its early formation‚ hip-hop has become one of the world’s biggest-selling musical genres. Its influence on Western society is far reaching and hip-hop is often referred to as a "culture". Hip-Hop has had a notable influence on fashion‚ language‚ art and
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Since the inception of hip-hop‚ the sound and the feeling of hip-hop has transformed into a whole new sound. Hip-Hop has changed drastically. The feeling and sound of hip-hop has stretched to a whole different sound which makes us question‚ is this hip-hop? Hip Hop evolved in the 1970’s‚ credited to African Bambatta. In the Bronx it was the mainstream to see everyone gathered at the block parties to see all the DJ’s. From that one block party‚ there was more and more giving those DJ’s their name
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The Effects of Hip Hop Music on Today’s Youth If a person was born anywhere between the 1980’s to the 1990’s‚ he or she is considered a part of the "Hip Hop Generation". Music is a gift that has been given to us‚ but the question is‚ "where is hip hop music going?" Hip-hop is now one of the biggest and fastest growing businesses in the world. It’s creativity in sound‚ and its lyrics have impressed and empowered many of today’s youth. But is hip-hop music taking today’s youths where they need to
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music industry. Hip-hop music is to be considered to have been pioneered in South Bronx in New York in the late ‘70s by many different artistes. A young teen in Bronx has started to develop a brand of new music. He would soon to become known as Grandmaster Flash‚ a DJ that mastered and invented techniques like the back-spinning. Soon after a hip hop group has arisen with the name of Run-D.M.C. Joseph Simmons‚ Darryl McDaniel and Jason Mizell were on the move to being the most influential hip-hop
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Maxwell Wright HIST557 C001 September 23‚ 2012 The Harlem Renaissance and a Hip Hop Culture In the 1920’s a group of African-American intellectuals decided to come together and construct the New Negro Movement‚ later called the Harlem Renaissance. It was a time when black poets‚ novelists‚ and artists set out to disprove the negative stereotypes and prove that black people were not inferior to white people—they felt that they deserved respect. “The
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Ceramics III 3B The Grandmasters Mask They say the greatest warrior’s in history all come from the long gone and distant land of Ioni. Where it exist none know today‚ but what is know that there is a long lineage of warriors who can trace ancestors back to this land. Multiple ways of the warrior all can be traced back to Ioni. At some point though the continent it was located on collapsed into the planet it resided on. All remnants of it shattered to oblivion. All there was left were a f
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information that describe people growing oppression‚ and declining for advancement. Its sounds‚ images‚ and attitude consist of the people‚ races and cultures. There are many rappers in the business who use negative and bad language such as Grandmaster Flash‚ Run DMC‚ Public Enemy‚ Ice-T‚ N.W.A.‚ Ice Cube‚ Salt ’n’ Pepa‚ Queen Latifah‚ Wu-Tang Clan‚ and Snoop Doggy Dog. Most of these rappers are the most influential and controversial groups in the history of African American rap music .The violence
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Hip Hop Is Dead “Hip Hop is dead” this was a very bold statement that a world famous rapper from Queens by the name of Nas said when he released his 2006 album “Hip Hop Is Dead”. This album Nas released on December 19th turned a lot of heads and created a huge amount of controversy. Nas is a part of southern hip-hop‚ which has been blamed for the downfall of hip-hop. Yet many of the fellow southern rappers from the south have made statements that go against this album. Artists such as Ludacris
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Fran King W. History 10 H 4/01 History Of Rap The most widely excepted definition of rap music is spoken words with a rhythm of bass‚ drums‚ and keyboard sounds. The words are spoken over the music and the accents and emphasis on words is important. Hip Hop is defined as the accompanying background music but is often used as a synonym to rap music. 1970’s Influences on rap music started as early as the 1940’s when Rhythm & Blues and Jazz included many of the elements that make up rap music
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people facing growing oppression‚ declining opportunities for advancement‚ changing moods on the streets‚ and everyday survival. Its distinct sound‚ images‚ and attitude are notorious to people of all areas‚ races‚ and cultures. Rap artists like Grandmaster Flash‚ Run DMC‚ Public Enemy‚ Ice-T‚ N.W.A.‚ Ice Cube‚ Salt ’n’ Pepa‚ Queen Latifah‚ Wu-Tang Clan‚ Snoop Doggy Dogg‚ Tupac Shakur‚ the Fugees‚ P-Funk‚ and many others produced a unique music genre of the urban underclass. Given the relatively low expenses
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