Hip-Hop Over the course of history music has been a center piece in every culture. Every genre of music can be linked to a specific culture or demographic group. Within that link one can look at music beyond the sound of it. Music can be seen as an emotion‚ an inspiration‚ and a tool for communication. Within the last 50 years music has become a great unifier of diverse populations (www.csupomona.edu). This is evident in the songs that are written by music artist and groups. Their songs
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Over the past four decades‚ Hip Hop has evolved as a culture and art influencing the youths’ culture all over the world. Many youths in different parts of the world claim that Hip Hop reflects their economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ and political aspects of their lives because it communicates to them in a manner they understand. Therefore‚ it has cogent messages for many youths worldwide. “Hip Hop cannot be dismissed as a youth obsession or movement that will fade with time. Instead it should be considered
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is something you do‚ Hip hop is something you live A historical reflection of Hip Hop Name: Jake Parker Student number: 100072668 Date: Friday‚ March 30‚ 2007 Professor: Mark Adam Let ’s bring it back with that Ol ’ New York rap. Hip hop is amazing‚ straight up. It ’s not just the music‚ it ’s everything involved with the four elements of hip hop; the emceeing (rapping)‚ the DJing‚ the graffiti‚ and the break dancing. When I was younger I used to search for "hip-hop" and "rap" albums
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More than a hundred years before the Hip Hop music raised in the USA‚ in Africa there were people that told stories rhyming only with the rhythm of drums‚ this kind of music indeed arrived to the new continent and it mixed with other rhythms; that was how the Hip Hop or Rap was born. For instance‚ the first Rap song was “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang‚ hearing this music is like hearing rhymes over a disco song notably being inspired in the hits from the beginning of the 80s. They were the
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The fashion aspect in Hip Hop and Punk is very distinctive. Throughout Hips Hop’s history‚ the fashion trends have evolved‚ but the concept of Hip Hop fashion has always remained conceptually unchanged. This has given birth to a few varieties among Hip Hop fashion according to their respective generations and choice of self-expression through the four pillars of Hip Hop which are Bboying (dance)‚ MC/Rap (music)‚ DJ (music) and Graffiti Art (visual art). The varieties of fashion within the Punk culture
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Hip hop is more than just music‚ it’s considered a culture. A culture filled with many elements and talent. The culture of hip hop has a beginning‚ middle‚ and a long future ahead. Many people have views on what hip hop is and what it is supposed to be‚ much of it is negative and dim. What people with negative views don’t know is hip hop has helped many people throughout the years it has been around. The innovations of hip hop have affected many things other than music throughout the years and it
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Many people believe that rap is not a music genre and is merely a sub-genre of hip-hop. There is also the belief rapper KRS-ONE said‚ “rapping is something you do and hip-hop is something you live” (KRS-ONE). The differences between rap and hip-hop are distinguishable enough that the two have separated. Leading people to believe that rap has evolved into its own category. Unless rap or hip-hop music is one of your favorite genres of music‚ you probably just lump the two together. Although in many
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played a crucial role in Hip Hop culture: from the beginning with Cindy Campbell the sister of Kool Herc — who demonstrated her entrepreneurship of promoting his block parties; the idea of entrepreneurship is still deeply seeded in Hip Hop today—to Debra Lee‚ the president and CEO of BET. However‚ accounts of hip hop often downplay‚ or completely leave out‚ the contributions of women to hip hop as artist‚ entrepreneurs‚ producers‚ writers‚ etc. Women have influenced hip hop as much‚ if not more‚
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Michael Hinden English 101 Honors Hip-Hop: Dead or Alive Since the invention of the internet and P2P (peer 2 peer) downloading all genres of music have become victims of free music downloads and suffered in record sales. However‚ why has hip-hop music seemingly taken an extra hit? According to Billboard Magazine‚ “since 2000‚ rap sales dropped 44%‚and declined to 10% of all music sales‚ which‚ while still a commanding figure when compared to other genres‚ is a significant drop from the 13% of
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Introduction Hip hop has been around since the early 70s. Some may say it was originated in New York and others may disagree (History of Hip Hop style‚ 2012). However‚ we can all come to one conclusion that hip hop is influential. Hip hop ’s largest fan base is the teenager population. It has changed over time from Run-DMC to now Lil Wayne and Drake. Hip hop will always be hip hop but it has changed overtime. It is different because of the message it sends . Teenagers are heavily influenced
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