Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes Black death: Homicide is the leading cause of death for Black men aged 15-34 49% of gunshot victims in the USA are Black men aged 15-24 Black men are 14 times more likely to be the victims of homicide than other races 1 in 4 Black women over 18 are sexually assaulted Black women are 35% more likely than white women to be physically assaulted. These figures are completely out of proportion with the percentage of the overall American population that is Black. But
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of the population is dreaming the same dream. It’s a dream of wealth‚ power‚ fame‚ plenty of sex‚ and exciting recreational opportunities” ( lasn‚ 380). This dream is feed to us by the people we look up to. For example say you idolize a Rapper or hip hop arties‚ if you watch one video he promotes wealth with their cars‚ chains‚ clothing‚ they promote sex with all the ladies on the video‚ fame because there on TV‚ power
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resistance representations while Asians do not; whites and Asians report significant involvement in crime and delinquency‚ while blacks do not. Finally‚ we discuss our findings in light of research on media effects and audience reception‚ youth subcultures and post-subcultural analysis‚ and the sociology of cultural consumption. Thinking About Rap The emergence and spectacular growth of rap is probably the most important development in popular music since the rise of rock ‘n’ roll in the late 1940s
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Look into the Life of Hip-Hop The misunderstood subculture of music that many have come to know as “hip-hop” is given a critical examination by James McBride in his essay Hip-Hop Planet. McBride provides the reader with direct insight into the influence that hip-hop music has played in his life‚ as well as the lives of the American society. From the capitalist freedom that hip-hop music embodies to the disjointed families that plague this country‚ McBride explains that hip-hop music has a place for
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When you look across the league‚ you still see cornrows‚ tattoos‚ arm sleeves‚ headbands and hip-hop culture and then you will realize there is someone missing. The king of all that‚ the player who revolutionized the league his way‚ whether you liked it or not‚ the dude who broke ankles for 13 straight years and played every game as if it was his last is not there. He is no where to be found and his story is quite tragic; in a way‚ he is the forgotten one‚ the league is missing the one and only
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without studying what is known as the Hip Hop’ culture. Rap is an integral part of this subculture that did not evolve or exist in isolation from its other major components. Thus‚ one of my unit objectives will be to not only discuss and study rap music but also the other major parts of this subculture. Hip Hop’ culture was also comprised of graffiti‚ break dancing‚ and the attitude and dress of the people who subscribed to the mores and traditions of this subculture. Another objective of my unit will
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further: with lots of ambition he produced television series and started his own restaurant. The catering industry was warned. But this isn’t just everything! Last but not least he has a successful clothing line Sean John which stands for bling bling‚ hip hop and attitude. The fact he got a fashion award for his creations as a designer is the best proof he isn’t an ordinary “fashion-aware” black rapper. From zero to hero: motivation is crucial This media empire and his celebrity status didn’t come
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Adults have not always understood teenagers and the adolescent psyche. Film and hip-hop star Will Smith articulated this in a song from 1998: "Parents just don’t understand!" As the 1990’s drew to a close‚ the media would have the public believe that teenagers were more different from the rest of society than ever before. Dobbs (2011) unequivocally states that culture has a huge effect on the shaping of adolescents. In terms of music‚ both gangsta rap artists such as Eminem and DMX and heavy rock
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While there were many politically inspired albums released over the course of this year‚ such as Beyoncé’s “Lemonade‚” I believe that Alicia Keys’ sixth album stands out among the rest (Mackay). Unlike her previous albums‚ Keys’ has a more rough‚ hip-hop like sound‚ accompanied by her meaningful lyrics (Keith). “Alicia Keys is a creature of habit when it comes to her music. With “Piano and I‚” the first track on her hugely successful debut album Songs in A Minor‚ she started the tradition of opening
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In the hip hop video ‘Wet’ by Snoop Dogg‚ women are shown dancing together wearing little more than a bikini. The woman are usually shown either dancing sexually together or grinding against something‚ trying their best to either get the males attention or to please them. The video shows that women are not being valued for anything other than their appearance/actions. They get judged on what they’re doing rather than what their personality is. Woman in hip hop videos are portrayed as sex objects
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