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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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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genres arising from the contemporary music scene ‚ hip-hop has maintained it’s leading popularity. In Jennifer McLune’s “Hip-Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women”‚ Hip-Hop is portrayed as a negative contender in the advocacy of female activism. Through the argument in this article‚ it can be understood that hip-Hop music more often that not‚ degrades women and what it means to be female. Any person who has taken time to listen to more than one Hip-Hop‚ or rap song‚ has bore witness to the disrespect it
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The Golden Era of Hip Hop had a huge affect on people all around the world. It was an era where the young and the old all around the world connected. It brought people together. The Golden Era started from the year 1986‚ to the year 1994; The starting point is less disputed than the endpoint. The Golden Era was about innovation in content‚ inflow‚ and in production. In addition‚ the Golden Era was very influential‚ original‚ and creative. The 4-5 elements of hip hop did their part in the golden age
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New School Hip Hop Many people believe that all hip hop music is the same. They think hip hop is about the beat of the music and the fame of the rapper. However‚ the true difference occurs when you look at how old school hip hop became mainstreamed. Original hip hop was about the disc jockey that played the music. The music of hip hop were humble and about pleasing the crowd; while new school has become more commercial due to the involvement of major record companies. The hip hop of today is
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When the public thinks about hip-hop‚ people more than likely come up with the rhyming‚ beats with profound base‚ and the scratching of a record into their mind. However‚ Hip-hop has become a part of American culture with its music‚ and lifestyle. The style of music has transformed from the rap music that we see these days. The ground-breaking establishment of artists helped institute the hip-hop movement in many types of music‚ and its performance. It has also branched into in many different styles
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knowledge of selected theoretical perspectives and key concepts to evaluate the views about hip hop expressed here. (40 marks) Hip hop marks a significant change in society. It represents the expression of disenfranchised young people originally from the Bronx. However what argument A tries to express is that hip hop is slowly loosing its value and significance looking from a Marxist point of view. Hip hop had many values associated with its subculture‚ values were based on there life the ability
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devastating effects for black and Latino Americans. As crack cocaine was becoming a grim and rising epidemic‚ hip hop was evolving alongside it. It was in the 1980s that crack cocaine and hip hop became the two leading fundamentals of urban street culture. It is not suggested that hip hop caused the crack epidemic‚ or vice versa. But‚ it can be argued that both fed off each other‚ particularly hip hop off the crack culture itself. Crack cocaine quickly gained popularity among users in the 1980s due to
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Hip hop can be seen as a cultural movement emerging from the south Bronx‚ Hip hop was Hip-Hop fundamental as both a creative outlet for expressing the struggles of life amidst prevailing crime and violence as well as an enjoyable form of recreation. The music was used as a means to spread the word about oppression and struggles of the black community‚ because of its popularity hip hop music continued its spread through the 2000s‚ it was also increasingly seen in mainstream pop. In this essay I will
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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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