1. In almost all communities where it exists‚ music reflects on the social climate‚ and it also has a significant influence on adolescents and children. If a song or genre has a certain appeal to it‚ it will be heard almost everywhere whether it is on the radio‚ or online. In modern times‚ the majority of parents are completely unaware what their children are listening to on a daily basis. Hip-hop is special in the fact that it can evoke communication that can transcend barriers‚ and we often see
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Hip-hop is a genre of music that emphasizes lyrical skills over instrumentation. The style developed as an American subculture and gained worldwide popularity. In the 1980s and 1990s‚ many Cuban youths developed a taste for hip-hop‚ which prompted them to make extra efforts to access the music. At the time‚ the US restricted its interaction with Cuba; hence‚ the Cuban youth had limited access to American radio and television programs. The difficulty in accessing popular music encouraged the Cuban
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discusses the over-sexualization of women in rap/hip hop songs and music videos‚ and the possible social causes of this. It has become apparent nowadays that women are heavily degraded in all kinds of media in order to appeal to the male viewing audience. Scantily clad women partaking in provocative dance routines and actions has become a norm of music videos. Machismo ideals that stress the extreme superiority of men over women and encourage the representation of women almost as an item prevail among
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Many in this world do not see all types of music being a form of art. When we think of music being art‚ we more than often think of the blues‚ broadway or pop. We think of this as artful music because of the story being told‚ and how beautiful it is to listen to. We as a society often don’t find hip hop and rap beautiful‚ we think it’s harsh and ugly. Hip hop and rap is very popular in the year 2016 much like broadway style dancing was in 1923. Anyone can spout words out of their mouth and call it
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Many people wonder what the difference between hip-hop and rap is. Hip-hop and rap varies in many different ways that most people cannot recognize. Hip-hop‚ and even rap‚ have been around for a while. They both have changed in many ways over the years. Although people think they are the same thing‚ they are not. Hip-Hop and rap is often confused for one another‚ but there are many differences between the two. In the early 1970s a musical genre was born in the neighborhoods of the South Bronx. Gifted
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Thesis: Hip-hop is a positive influence on‚ modern society. Claim: I. Breakdancing‚ the influence of this high energy dance has reached every corner of the globe and brings breakers from all over to aim for the top while constantly learning from one another. a. Once a year there are crew battles at Battle of the Year which started in Germany to see who is the best breakdancing crew in the world‚ this was created after the influence of breakdancing in America struck the world.
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of the main music genres of today’s world is Hip Hop‚ Latin Pop‚ and R&B and I believe these artists have nothing in common but their passion for music have been able to make history throughout their lyrics. All of this artist might come from all kinds of different background and beginnings and although that is different about each of them their love for music and lyrics is what really brings them together as one. Hip hop was started in the 1970’s as a combination of rhythmic music and rap. Till
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society where women are often portrayed as sex symbols and sex objects. Media is one of the major sources for gender depictions in our society and it has played a major role in placing unfathomable gender roles on women in regards to how they are to behave‚ and address themselves within a society. The gender depictions of women in our society are truly very saddening and mind-blowing! Music is one of the most influencing media within our time and generation‚ especially Rap and hip-hop. Demoralizing
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Hip Hop Is Dead “Hip Hop is dead” this was a very bold statement that a world famous rapper from Queens by the name of Nas said when he released his 2006 album “Hip Hop Is Dead”. This album Nas released on December 19th turned a lot of heads and created a huge amount of controversy. Nas is a part of southern hip-hop‚ which has been blamed for the downfall of hip-hop. Yet many of the fellow southern rappers from the south have made statements that go against this album. Artists such as Ludacris
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MC Lyte‚ and Queen Latifa have all been linked to ghostwriting rumors. Hip-hop pop star Nicki Minaj has battled ghostwriting rumors over the recent years‚ but the general consensus seems to be regardless of having help we all know she can write. Would Nicki be less of an artist if she was proven to have written “Monster”‚ but received help for a single like “Starships”? Nicki is one of the acts currently bigger than hip-hop‚ and it is looking like Atlantic is planning to make Cardi B the next pop
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