Hip Hop has gotten too hard core‚ it’s only about misogynist and materialism. Back in the day rappers had more to talk about than guns‚ money‚ jewels‚ cars and women. In today’s Hip Hop‚ it glorifies the ghetto‚ gangs‚ guns‚ money and jewelry which reinforces the tradition of the black stereotypes. Gangster rap is described as the angriest type of rap music where it glamorizes sex and violence. N.W.A was one of the most controversial rap groups in the world of hip hop who are known as the creators
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American Culture of patriotism and era of World War Two. Jazz and Blues represents the flavor of New Orleans and the result of hard economic times. Slave songs encapsulate America’s history of slavery‚ the painful impact on African American families and strong faith in God. The joyful songs of the 1950s reflected the prosperity that the country enjoyed after World War Two. After my birth in 1995‚ the South introduced a new genre of music to the top of the music charts‚ Southern Hip Hop. Southern
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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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First of all‚ Yvonne Bynoe in her article‚ “Getting Real about Global Hip Hop‚” describes global hip hop as something that should not be looked at as related to the hip hop from America (Bynoe‚ 78). Bynoe describes global hip hop in this manner because she firmly believes that hip hop is not really hip hop if it does not relate back to the culture from which it came (Bynoe‚ 78). According to Bynoe‚ “Hip Hop culture is indeed based on improvisation and adaptation‚ but…are based in turn on a Black
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Reflections of culture in Nigerian video films • Emmanuel Alozie‚ Governors State University • For more than 25 years‚ Nigeria has emerged as one of the world’s leading video film producers. Since its inception‚ the cultural messages and values contained in these films have been a subject of interest. Several studies have been conducted to examine the contents. This study relies on a collection of these studies to extract the most common themes that have emerged. It uses the information and communication
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Hip Hop and Culture Socialization have always been a big influence on Black males. It has claimed to “describe the rage and anger that exists in the ghetto.” (Oliver‚ 2006‚ p. 925) It also have observed “the extreme means that a distinct segment of the Black male population are willing to use transcend poverty and hopelessness.” (Oliver‚ 2006‚ p. 925) However‚ Hip Hop and Rap music allow Black youths to “reflect the challenges‚ concerns‚ and aspirations whose lives were not centered on the street
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Hip Hop Hip hop is a broad conglomerate of artistic forms that originated as a specific street subculture within South Bronx communities during the 1970s in New York City. It is characterized by four distinct elements‚ all of which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap music (aural)‚ turntablism or "DJing" (aural)‚ breaking (physical) and graffiti art (visual). Despite their contrasting methods of execution‚ they find unity in their common association to the poverty and violence
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Hip-hop over the past three decades has greatly developed and spread throughout many countries of the world. It is widely listened to today‚ especially by the youth. Its unique musical style has captivated people of all ages and more importantly‚ races. Hip-hop is a style all its own‚ original in its music‚ clothing‚ and language. Regardless of culture‚ background‚ and native countries‚ hip-hop has made a name for itself among all people. Perhaps one of the biggest ideas concerning the hip-hop phenomenon
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Professor Marini Research Paper; 12pm Hip Hop Phenomenon Barack Obama once stated‚ “The thing about hip-hop today is it ’s smart‚ it ’s insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable (Morgan 927).” Hip Hop has evolved through the years by the people who participate in it. The message in the lyrics that hip hop artist speak are usually directed to the youth community. Hip Hop is spread throughout the world. Hip Hop was started by the youth and is continuing
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Back then‚ when I hear “Hip Hop”‚ I associated it with egoistic rappers and gang violence. It was my least favorite music genre because rap artists only rap about their shopping list and other meaningless topics. It came to the point where I asked‚ “What is Hip Hop?” I was so curious that I decided to use it as an English research topic. From that point on‚ my opinion on Hip Hop changed completely due to the fact that there’s more to it. As I researched on what Hip Hop is‚ I found out that it isn’t
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