The Language of Hip Hop Term paper for the PS "The English Language in America" SS 2006 handed in by Sebastian Ludyga Magdeburg‚ 25.09.2006 Table of contents 1. Introduction to hip hop 1 2. Hip Hop Nation Language 2 2.1 Features of the HHNL 3 2.2 The relationship of HHNL and AAL 5 3. Practical application 6 4. Conclusion
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Some believe that the Hip Hop industry manipulates the young minds of our new generation against women‚ do you? Back when Hip-Hop began‚ it was originally meant to send a message of unity. Doug E Fresh quoted "Hip-Hop is supposed to uplift and create‚ to educate people on a larger level and to make a change." Old-School Hip-Hop was about storytelling and poetry as well‚ where you’re from and telling your story in a good manner. Unfortunately Hip-Hop will never be the same as it was in the 90’s
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1970’s among the African American and Latino communities‚ Hip-hop was born in South Bronx‚ New York City. Hip hop is a music genre that has a consistent backing beat‚ while the beat is playing the lyricist rhythmically speaks over the beat‚ which has become known as rapping. Throughout the 80s and 90s hip-hop gained popularity with major artists such as 2pac‚ Biggie Smalls‚ Dr Dre‚ and The Sugar Hill Gang. In the early days of hip hop‚ rappers primarily speak of their struggles in life. Several
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Hip Hop and Culture Socialization have always been a big influence on Black males. It has claimed to “describe the rage and anger that exists in the ghetto.” (Oliver‚ 2006‚ p. 925) It also have observed “the extreme means that a distinct segment of the Black male population are willing to use transcend poverty and hopelessness.” (Oliver‚ 2006‚ p. 925) However‚ Hip Hop and Rap music allow Black youths to “reflect the challenges‚ concerns‚ and aspirations whose lives were not centered on the street
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imagination‚ skill and expressive views. Rap and Hip-Hop were born out of the frustration that African Americans experienced during the Ronald Reagan presidency. Reagan’s policy of Reaganomics disadvantaged the poor but specifically the black people. In response‚ the oppressed used rap and hip-hop as a way to express themselves. Since then‚ rap has branched out to many different genres and messages. Dating since the birth of rap‚ musicians have used hip-hop as a platform to discuss a range of topics including
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The Hip Hop industry has presented women in several ways‚ both derogatory and powerful. Women have been hyper sexualized through their roles in the counterparts’ music. The misogyny and oppression of woman was repeated throughout music but in the process giving woman the boost to come out as their own acts in the subculture. Female rappers such as Queen Latifah‚ MC Lyte‚ Lil’ Kim‚ Salt N Pepa‚ and Missy Elliot were some very popular artists ranging from the 80s-90s empowering woman and freely expressing
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The Evolution of Rap and Hip-Hop Music In Today’s Society Rap and Hip Hop music is a genre evolving throughout society that is changing the music industry for the better. There are many artists today that portray different styles of Rap and Hip Hop and bring the genre to a new level. Many of these different types of rap circulating are heard on the radio and through social media. The topic of Rap and Hip-Hop may be one of the most controversial music groups that has ever been talked about. The idea
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exposed to many different genres of music. Hip-hop‚ which is classified as a subculture that originated from an African American community in the 1970’s‚ has always been intriguing to me and is a huge part of who I am. There are four elements of Hip-Hop; rapping‚ DJing‚ break-dancing‚ and graffiti. I will be focusing on the music aspect of Hip-Hop and the large impact religion has on some of these artists that perform Hip-Hop music. Over the years‚ Hip-Hop music has gained a bad reputation. Many
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best hip hop lays bare the empty moral cupboard that is our generation’s legacy and because in this paragraph it has given some message that the drums are pounding out a warning they are telling us something .our children can hear it. Question #13: Hip-hop reflects the truth‚ and the problem is that hip-hop exposes a lot of the negative truth that society tries to conceal. It’s a platform where we could offer information‚ but it’s also an escape.”- Busta Rhymes (Hip Hop Quotes) Hip hop does
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type of art form‚ hip hop evolves personal struggles… from our fight for civil rights to our acceptance into society. The pioneers of this movement have strengthened‚ encouraged‚ and empowered my people with the positive messages communicated through lyrics. Critics of this movement believe that this type of music affects today’s already troubled youth and that some rappers tends to deliver violent images and to depict women as sexual objects. I strongly believe that hip hop should be only recognized
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