that I think had a great effect on many sub-cultures all over the world‚ and was one of the first hip hop songs to have a really universal meaning is: “Where is the Love‚” by The Black-Eyed Peas. In this song‚ they question everyone’s ideologies regarding prejudice‚ and outlet their feelings towards racism‚ war‚ intolerance‚ greed‚ United States politics‚ terrorism‚ media‚ and love. Their hip hop sub-culture is seen in their clothing‚ and lyrics. However‚ they agreed to mainstream or sacrifice
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Little Richard’s Influence on Rock and Roll Rock and roll music emerged as a part of American teen culture during the notably conservative time period in the country’s history which shortly followed the traumatic events of World War II. Being that the genre’s target audience was white teenagers‚ many Americans- already overwhelmed and on-edge due to the anti-communist movement inspired by the Cold War- were apprehensive about the influence that this up-and-coming style of music might have on their
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Brad Weiss’s ethnographic research on popular culture‚ hanging out in barbershops and bus stands‚ seamstress tables and video halls‚ was carried out in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha. In “Street Dreams and Hip Hop Barber Shops” Weiss does a great job observing the everyday life of the people in Arusha. He explores how globalization and neoliberalism affect the mindset of a community and shows the reader how gender role‚ media‚ and self-fashioning can play a big role in a person life. Weiss’s
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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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Origins of Rock and Roll Research Project World Music in the Global Village 345-101-MQ sec. 00029 22/04/13 The musical ethnography being studied is the origins of Rock and Roll. Rock and Roll evolved from blues in America and started in the 1920’s but only became popular in the 1950’s. Rock mainly uses a fast paste beat of drums‚ electric guitar‚ bass guitar and acoustic guitar. Some famous Rock musicians such as Elvis Presley were in the early stages of when Rock was popular
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Introduction to Hip Hop Culture AFST 297 – Fall 2014 Instructor: Finnie Coleman FLC-653 Introduction to Hip Hop Culture AFST 297 Schedule: TU‚ TH 1230 - 1345 Location: Ortega Hall Room 106 Linked with – ENGL 101 Instructor: Robert Christensen Graduate Instructor Schedule: TU‚ TH 1400 - 1515 Location: Humanities Building Room 216 Quiz #1 Historical Context for Hip Hop Culture There is‚ of course‚ a warrantably comfortable feeling in being on the right side of the country’s professed
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Does rap/hip-hop music encourage negative behavior? Some people feel rap and hip-hop music encourages degradation of women‚ violence‚ and crime. Other people think that rap offers an opportunity for political commentary and self-expression. Also people argue that rap music provides valuable information to young listeners. They feel that it tells the story of the black man’s struggle. Some also feel that it describes life in the eyes of a black person. Originally‚ rap and hip-hop had a mission of
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Elvis Personality 1 Inside the Mind of the King of Rock and Roll (Personality Analysis) Martina Lovato Sylvia M. Marquez Alie McNeil Brian Wacthler January 18‚ 2001 PSY/250 Jackie Gerstein Elvis Personality 2 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a rock star? What exactly do you lack in your personality that prohibited you from becoming the next Michael Jackson or Madonna? It is well known that everybody has specific personality traits that are
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Originating in America Rock and Roll was fast‚ rhythmic and a blend of black rhythm and blues with white western country music which made the audiences love it. Rock and Roll arrived onto Australian shores in 1955 with Rock and Roll legend Bill Haley’s hit record ‘Rock Around The Clock’‚ young teenage Australians loved Rock and Roll as they would usually gather around in dance halls dressed in the latest fashion and would perform popular dances such as the Jitterbug dance and the Boogie-Woogie teenagers
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THE BIRTH OF ROCK n’ ROLL - A CASE OF RACIAL CONFLICT The term rock ‘n’ roll has been traced back as far as the 1920s in black music‚ but it became an accepted when disc jockey Alan Freed began used it to describe the character of the rhythm and blues he played on his radio program in the mid-‘50s. The term “Rockin’ and Rollin” were originally used as slang for sex‚ in black pop music. However‚ it went on to become the name for a new‚ salacious musical genre. Innovation in audio technology‚ new
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