Hip hop is not only a music genre is also a form of expression‚ a life style‚ and a culture. Hip hop helps young men get out of the streets. One of the most popular music genres is hip hop even with all the cursing words and in some cases negative messages. This “negative messages” in most of the cases are the experiences and the reality this rappers live or have lived in the “hood” and thats okay because music is for that to express yourself through a form of art instead of stealing and murdering
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Rap and hip-hop are two of the most popular genres of music. Rapping is a form of art‚ that lets any person express their views of life from whomever or wherever they may be‚ rich or poor. Their history traces back to the schoolyards and ghetto neighborhoods of the South Bronx‚ with young children just putting a beat to the stories about their lives and hidden truths of the world. Now‚ rap and hip-hop top the Billboard charts‚ and have emerged as two of the most influential cultural forces of our
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Minstrel Shows and Hip-Hop the Degradation of the African American Culture For the y2k generation‚ Hip-Hop Music has been the center of popularity and interest. In the late 1800’s Minstrel shows served the same purpose. Throughout the various generations music and theatre have had a large impact throughout the community. However this impact is not always positive. What was originated as positive became negative very quickly. The minstrel show‚ which was originally intended to be harmless
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themselves and give a self-realization of the black identity and culture. When referring to the term “ideology” and “black identity” it’s indicating the mindset of black individuals and the double-consciousness that has been formed from being an “African and American” (Genius 2015 ). This will be discussed in more depth further
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“I got twenty-five dollars on my dresser‚ and if I give it to my hoe she gone bring back more”‚ a lyric from “Cash Money Millionaires” by hip-hop star Lil Wayne. Would hearing this lyric encourage someone to become a pimp? Hip hop music does not affect its listener’s behavior; it only expresses situations that are already happening. In “How Hip-Hop Holds Blacks Back‚” by John McWhorter‚ he states “By reinforcing the stereotypes that long hindered blacks‚ and by teaching young blacks that a thuggish
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Impact of Hip Hop on Society and the Negative Stereotypes that Follow Drake‚ one of the most popular musical artists of our time‚ once said‚ “I want to take it deeper than money‚ girls‚ vacation‚ and influence a generation that’s lacking in patience.” It’s very easy to fall under the media’s preconception of how Hip Hop only touches on materialistic items‚ violent behavior‚ and substance abuse. However‚ the media only portrays a very small image of Hip-Hop‚ not the whole genre. As a whole‚ Hip-Hop portrays
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Country and Hip Hop Comparison Many people who have no knowledge about music would think that country and hip hop do not have any similarities because of where their music originally began. However‚ country and hip hop do have several similarities that will be discussed in this essay. The similarities between country and hip hop are that this music both represents meaning and life stories in their lyrics such as love‚ drugs‚ sex‚ and alcohol‚ both genres are being judge by many people‚ and both
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our mothers‚ every person has a reaction to music. The reaction maybe completely different‚ but in some way every single individual exhibits some type of feeling towards the rhythms and the words of the various genres of music among society today. Hip-hop and Neo soul are two genres of music that is often compared to one another but are different. Some people might think of them as a weird group of people. Just a handful of these artists are sometimes compared to “Hippies”. They have an Earthy bohemian
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2017 Hip-Hop vs 2000s Hip-Hop Many‚ if not all fans of 2000s Hip-Hop are disgusted with the change that has happened to the genre of Hip-Hop. In the past 17 years Hip-Hop has gone from the transformation from a “gangster rap” feel to Rockstar oriented‚ bass slamming‚ and punk rock influenced. The artists are also getting popular much faster‚ with social media artists are common to blow up in popularity at the age of 17. Older fans are even more disappointed with the new fashion that is brought with
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English 1301.06 November 14‚ 2014 How Women Are Portrayed In Hip Hop Videos For Years‚ video girls have been a major part of hip hop music and videos‚ but what is the cost? Are girls losing themselves in the glitz and glam of being a video girl? This video covers just that: what image women are giving out by being in these Hip Hop videos. These viewpoints come from a few different people who all have different roles in the Hip Hop world. The video also talks about the negative roles such as “walking
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