Title: Hip Hop High School Theresa Anderson a.k.a. Tee-Ay‚ the main character‚ gets a taste of the hip hop culture as she enters her new high school. The school is full of beat boxers‚ rappers‚ and break dancers. The students have their own lingo‚ and everyone in the school has some kind of nickname. Students aren’t as interested in making good grades‚ as they are in partying‚ drinking‚ smoking‚ and gang banging. Tone The tone of the story varies a lot. It goes from funny‚ to sad‚ to intense
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Hip-Hop: A New Generation Hip-hop was born out of the Bronx during the 1970s. Artists such as Grandmaster Flash‚ DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaata mixed funk‚ soul and Jamaican "toasting" (chanting over music) to create a type of hip-hop. Since its early formation‚ hip-hop has become one of the world’s biggest-selling musical genres. Its influence on Western society is far reaching and hip-hop is often referred to as a "culture". Hip-Hop has had a notable influence on fashion‚ language‚ art and
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“Empire State of Mind‚” is a combination of both Hip Hop and R&B. It consists of spoken words‚ singing and instrumental music. It is immediately introduce with a clarity of strong beats‚ concise and sharp rhythm. Jay-Z begins the first segment with elaborating on his physical location in New York. I consider the lyrics as precise and rapid with such clear diction but with such a fast tempo. Due to the high pressure from the beats it is pretty challenging to focus on the words. Yet I’m hearing the
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has been credited as a pioneer of the conscious hip hop movement‚ which focuses on social issues.[51] Subjects touched upon on Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor include absent parents‚ terrorism‚ Islam and religion‚ war‚ and prostitution.[51] Fiasco attributes his interest in social issues to his highly cultured upbringing‚ as he describes his mother as "very intellectual" and his father as a "Renaissance man".[51] He rejects the misogyny common in hip hop‚ which he discusses in the song "Hurt Me Soul"
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Are we being fooled by The Hip-Hop Industry? A lot of us today really enjoy hip hop music‚ maybe because of the catchy beats‚ addictive hooks‚ or glamorized artiste that write and perform the songs‚ but do we really understand the power behind the messages in these songs. About two years ago I was introduced to the teachings of Evangelist G Craig Lewis‚ he stated that Hip Hop really is not all it is cut out to be but instead a satanic religion used to sway the mass to serve and alternative master
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Fox hip hop opera ‘Empire has a star studded cast Taraji P. Henson plays (Cookie Lyons) Terrance Howard (Lucious Lyons) and Gabourey Sidibe (Becky). The show real life scenarios‚ and imperfect Hollywood storyline. Viewers watching can imagine parts of their lives panning out to resemble “Empire” storyline. Last season “Empire” storyline focused on Cookie and Luscious Lyons relationship‚ and the struggles that occurred before there was wealth. As Cookie served time in prison Luscious Lyons started
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Hip hop music influences larger society in powerful ways and has become a subculture that has transcended race‚ socioeconomics‚ and gender. Its popularity and ability to transcend across many social lines that are usually impenetrable is the biggest threat
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Hip-Hop vs. America By: Phairron Price Angel Jenkins There is a huge controversy going on right now between the Hip-Hop Culture and America. When we say America we really we The U.S. Even though hip-hop is worldwide. Hip Hop means the whole culture of the movement. When you talk about rap. Rap is of the hip-hop culture. The emceeing. The d-jaying is part of the hip-hop culture. The dressing the languages are all part of the hip-hop culture. The break-dancing‚ the b-boys‚ and
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Mass Comm. Research November 11‚ 2013 Mini-Research Assignment 4 For my content analysis and quantitative research I will analyze the popular television show Love and Hip Hop: New York. I chose this show because I feel that it encompasses all things contribute to the representation of women in the media. This show is reality TV docu-drama that follows the lives of five celebrity women on their journey through life‚ love and their respective careers. Along with the women there are a few men that
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Do Guns Provide Safety? At What Cost? I am one of many Americans who believe that guns protect families. People who own firearms are supposed to be responsible and liable. There is controversy about whether gun possession really heightens personal safety and to what degree does gun violence factor in increased medical expenses. If less gun-related issues can come to a cease‚ than I believe health care cost would decrease sufficiently. I believe that people should have the right to bear arms
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