has emerged as one of the most influential musical and cultural forces of our time" (Yale University Press). Rappers and hip hop culture are often criticized for advocating violence‚ misogyny‚ and crime. However‚ rap is actually a form of self-expression for African Americans that is available and accessible to just about everyone. The music and culture that stem from hip hop‚ "emerged from a uniquely African American disposition‚ and like the blues‚ jazz‚ and soul before it‚ give voice to those
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Eric Charry in his article‚ “A Capsule History Of African Rap”‚ gives his portrayal of hip hop in Africa. One way that Charry portrays rap in Africa is as something that was taught to them. Charry makes it quite clear that everyone’s idea of Africa’s role in American rap is quite wrong (Charry‚ 4). Charry states‚ “…. after centuires of living on American soil‚ however‚ African Americans have created their own signature cultures and expressive genres….” (Charry‚ 4). Charry further states that instead
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about Hip Hop/Rap music‚ they’ll paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing‚ guns‚ marijuana‚ lots of gold‚ and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kid’s head that Rap music is “bad”‚ and they don’t want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US‚ I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parent’s point of view. But what people don’t know is that Hip Hop isn’t
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by the mind of the listener‚ mainstream music and underground music can be seen as two completely different sub groups of music. This can be seen by their popularity‚ messages that are portrayed‚ creativity‚ as well as in their sales and income.Hip hop music developed as a local‚ underground‚ alternative to the mainstream with a message which confronted urban poverty‚ racism‚ and a growing sense of economic abandonment in Black inner city neighborhoods. Mainstream music is popular commercialized music
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amount of talent in the Hip Hop culture. Growing up listening to 92.3 WKTU with Shep Pettibone and the Latin Rascals‚ and Inner City Broadcasting 107.5 WBLS’ own Mr. Magic and DJ Marley Marl. They inspired DJ Clash to become well connected to the early Hip Hop and R&B style of music. The summer of 1984 brought DJ Clash to a place called The River Park which is a site where the community gathered around to play baseball or to have fun dancing to the Disco‚ R&B‚ and Hip Hop craze. Just to name a few
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Wu-Tang Clan vs. The Industry. Hip-hop is a form of expression mainly used in the African-American community to express feelings about topics that matter to everyday life and the situations these artists often found in. In late 1992‚ when the Wu-Tang Clan was formed‚ the group was no different than any other artists that had come before them. Now regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop groups of all time because of their unorthodox style‚ the Wu-Tang Clan didn’t get very much respect from
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Music has remained for eras attracts the heart of the people around the world. It brings the people together and also motivates other people. Rap or hip-hop started at the end of the 1970’s as a kind of street art between African American teenagers. But it wasn’t until Sugar hill gang released “Rapper Delights” in 1979. Rap developed from an old school style which based on pretty simple lyrics. And now it was developed to a new school style‚ louder and more complicated lyrics. One of the most rappers
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Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed‚ the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically‚ over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by many modern artists‚ modern day "griots"‚ spoken word artists‚ mainstream news sources‚ and academics.[15][16][17][18] Blues music‚ rooted in the work songs and spirituals of slavery and influenced greatly by West African musical traditions‚ was first played by blacks
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The Battle between Retro and Now In doing research on the music genre Hip-Hop‚ there is a general consensus that it has changed rather than evolved from the positive times of the 20th Century. There is a distinct difference between evolving and changing because evolution is more of a development that is more positive than negative. Many people feel as though Hip-Hop is not used as an agent of change anymore because it requires little talent to be famous now. Artists in the industry now don’t
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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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