as $2.50 a gram. As crack cocaine became a terrible and rising epidemic‚ hip-hop was going with it. It was in the 1980s that crack cocaine and hip-hop became a foundation in urban communities. Hip hop started off in New York when they used to have block parties and people would start rapping over beats or someone beat boxing and the dance crave of breaking and b-boying where people would move to the beat. Sadly hip hop artist started glorifying the crack epidemic by calling themselves Kurtis
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(Morris‚ 864). This country’s youth is unlike any others‚ we have much control over what we do‚ and music is something that evolves around all of us. In this essay‚ I will discuss the evolution of youth music ranging from early rock‚ to today’s hip hop stars‚ from a muliculturalistic point of view. Multiculturalism is " a term identifying the presence of several significant cultures" (Stark‚ 434). Without the presence of multiculturalism‚ music may not be as diversified and rounded as it is
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called banduria composed on the Iberian tradition. Other instruments including guitars‚ is also performed.It is original to Spain. Hip-hop[edit] Main article: Pinoy hip hop Filipino hip-hop is hip hop music performed by musicians of Filipino descent‚ both in the Philippines‚ and overseas‚ especially by Filipino-Americans. This article focuses first on Filipino hip-hop in the Philippines‚ and secondly on that in the USA. The Philippines is known
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There is a great deal of media stereotyping related to rap music‚ hip-hop culture and the economically deprived areas in which these art forms were born. Campbell explain‚ “ The common sense selection process of news organisations often dictates coverage of ‘negative’ minority news‚ whiles ‘positive’ stories about progress and success in minority communities tend to be shelved due to what journalists consider a lack of newsworthiness” (C Campbell‚ 1995‚ p.30) Recent growth in gun crime‚ and gun
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or allows participants involved in it to transcend the limitations imposed by gender/gender myths? Gender Degradation of Rap and Hip-Hop Music Dating back to the eras of the Beatles and the Rollingstones‚ music has always had an affect on the ways that people act‚ dress‚ and live their lives. With the arrival of rap and hip-hop music in the mid 1980’s‚ new lyrics and cultural values began to spread throughout the radio frequencies of every household and car in society. Rap
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The final thing to understand about indie music to understand the role of “authenticity” is the characteristics of indie music. There are many different sub-genres of indie including indie rock‚ indie folk‚ indie hip-hop‚ etc. However‚ Fonarow describes some characteristics of indie music‚ she states “Permeating the indie tradition is an espousal of simplicity and austerity‚ a hyper-evaluation of childhood and childlike imagery‚ a nostalgic sensibility‚ a technophobia‚ and a fetishization of the
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Is Hip-Hop/Rap Poetry? Over the past several years‚ hip-hop’s/music standing has been tumbling. Criticizers of the genre often arguably point at the extreme cursing‚ degradation of women‚ and adoration of the "gangsta" lifestyle as major flaw in rap songwriting. However‚ it is important that these characteristics only describe a small section of hip-hop. Most rap songs are actually very poetic‚ as they feature the rhythms and verses‚ poetic devices‚ and themes that are crucial elements of traditional
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Hip-hop and rap music has become a more and more popular genre of music. It has been my most favorite genre of music for many years. With such popular artists having such control and influence over America’s youth‚ it is easy to understand why so many people have problems with hip-hop and rap music. It is often said that rap and hip-hop music is misogynistic and praises violence. Also‚ it is argued that this genre of music deepens generalizations and stereotypes about the African-American community
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Martinez‚ Josh Sandoval | 4/5/2011 | Research showing that in today’s society music has a big influence on what people choice to wear. We conducted surveys and distributed them though different web facilities. We asked people “How does Country/ Hip-Hop influences your fashion? “ | Nina Martinez Emily Poe Josh Sandoval Music Loves Fashion History shows that music influences society with the choices we make regarding clothing fashion‚ fads and styles. A wide range of fashion styles
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“Chopped and Screwed: DJ Screw ’s Extension in Music” Student Name Student Number Course Code Course Name Professor Name March 20‚ 2013 Chopped and Screwed: DJ Screw ’s Extension in Music The Hip Hop music genre‚ on the rise since the 1970 ’s‚ includes many variations of beats and melodies which unlike other music genres‚ do not follow a certain pattern or outline. Especially during this day and age‚ melodic tracks are free to sound however the
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